The tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
Translated by Edward G. Seidensticker I have decided that I should try to read more “world literature”, not just modern fiction...
30 September 2018
The cat who walked a thousand miles by Kij Johnson
Read it online at Tor. reread in April, 2018 and loved it just as much. A long time ago in Japan,...
12 April 2018
Fudoki by Kij Johnson
Princess Harueme is dying. She can feel it, a great weight inside her, so she is preparing for death. Emptying out...
23 September 2014
Godzilla dir. by Gareth Edwards
Is there a point to me doing a quick recap of a Godzilla movie plot? I mean, you all know that...
18 May 2014
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
trans from the Japanese: Philip Gabriel ISBN: 0099494094 ; Mental mayhem ; Mindspill “So you’re all set for money, then?” the...
13 November 2006
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift dir. by Justin Lin
Rewatched 1st June 2019 So yeah, I gotta agree with my 2006 self, this is a car go fast, car go...
13 July 2006
Memoirs of a Geisha [based on book] by Arthur Golden dir. by Rob Marshall
In short, this is a film that is pretty to look at, but boring to watch. Okay, I’ll say a bit...
3 February 2006
1610: A Sundial In A Grave by Mary Gentle
ISBN: 0575072504 According to the mathematic calculations of the Hermetic astrologer Robert Fludd, 1610 is the pivotal year in deciding the...
21 July 2005
The Last Samurai dir. by Edward Zwick
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I went to see this film. Sure Japanese swords, fights and Tom Cruise,...
13 January 2004
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