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08-05-2011, 06:17 PM

Dance, Dance, Dance, By Haruki Murakami. I know that's wicked cliche, but I actually enjoy his writing a lot and would still do so even if I didn't live in Japan/have interest in Japan.


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08-05-2011, 07:56 PM

The Dark Tower IV: Wizards and glass. By Stephen King.

The serie have 7 books and im going to read them all.


I live in Sweden, native speech is Swedish my secound language is English. And im currently study japanese.
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はじめまして、わたしはロバートです よろしくおねが いします。
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08-05-2011, 08:37 PM

Mainly:

字統 by 白川 静

and

Mi Fu: Style and the Art of Calligraphy in Northern Song China by Peter Charles Sturman
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08-06-2011, 02:29 AM

『柔らかい個人主義の誕生』 山崎正和

『好きな背広』 丸谷才一

L'Étranger, Albert Camus
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08-06-2011, 04:16 AM

just ended Parasite Eve by Hideaki Sena, This book originated the game series.

currently reading the Völsunga saga, a medieval Icelandic legend.

Planning to read The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking, fearing not have time to conclude.


Video Games: Serious Business

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08-06-2011, 03:04 PM

William Gibson's Sprawl Cycle ( Neuromancer - Count Zero - Mona Lisa Overdrive ) - re-reading it actually, for umpteenth time. Is actually tje book that piqued my curiosity bout J-land..
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08-18-2011, 06:39 AM

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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss....
Keep reading it gets better...

Only Two so far but shouldnt be long for the next.


SHame we dont have a forum for books (Fantasy i guess) but for anyone that wants one anyway pm me with what your after and ill try give a recomendation.

p.s

err not twighlight...i.e not vampires, werewolves, fairys falling in love with Miss plain jane or any of this other stuff thats come about recentley

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08-18-2011, 06:53 AM

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Nice I'm reading A Clash of Kings right now
Oh well...

clash is great....feast was..............


Dance ........................................................................... ........................................................................... ...........................


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If you missed a year or 2

can still buy 2008,2009,2010 calanders...........................+

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08-18-2011, 09:36 AM

《His country》


こんにちは、誰もが、私は中国から午前、私たちは良い 友達になることを願っています!
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《His country》
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