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Strangers
Strangers | Taichi Yamada
4 posts | 5 read | 10 to read
Set in the great human maelstrom of Tokyo, this book is a thinking man's ghost story. When Harada, a jaded TV scriptwriter, runs into his long-dead parents one night, he enters the womb of a city whose living inhabitants have perhaps lost their souls. Can Harada save his?
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Yuki_Onna
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 3mo
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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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1: Strangers/All of Us Strangers - my all-time favourite film, which is one of the few I can say, without experiencing that niggling book-blasphemy feeling, is better than the book.
2: Stardust - I loved the book so much, but the film has a totally different vibe, which I preferred.
3: Good Omens - technically not a film in this case, but an incredible series that is far superior to the book, I think.
(Couldn't screenshot, so had to improvise).

TheKidUpstairs The first time I watched Stardust, I watched it twice back-to-back. I love that movie so much! 7mo
TheIntrovertedDodoBird @TheKidUpstairs Oh, I love that. It's incredible. I've lost count of the number of times I've watched it now. The cast was brilliant! Watching films back-to-back is a favourite pass-time of mine. I love the comfort in the predictability of it. 7mo
ChaoticMissAdventures Poor Gaiman, the movies are just so good! 7mo
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Cathythoughts
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Books I read recently.
My favorite was Strangers. Set in Tokyo , a recently divorced screenwriter has moved into his studio workplace to live. Immediately atmospheric. Suggestive , thoughtful, a short book and every word is numbered 👌🏻. I loved this one.

North Woods was a beautiful book to read.

Christ on a Bike I enjoyed, but didn‘t love it.

Writing Retreat , ok till 2d half. Then quickly a bail.

batsy Haven't heard of Strangers! Sounds good, adding to the list 👍🏾 8mo
sarahbarnes What @batsy said! I just saw the post from @BarbaraBB on this book as well. Good to hear you also liked it! 8mo
Tamra You‘ve been on a reading roll! 😃 8mo
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Cathythoughts @batsy I think you‘d like it 👍🏻❤️ 8mo
Cathythoughts @sarahbarnes Yes ! @BarbaraBB got me interested in this one , and it was good. 8mo
Cathythoughts @Tamra Yes. If I get through one a week ( on average ) I‘m happy. It‘s to find the good ones 😁 , and the hours and days spent looking for them 😂 8mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts exactly! 😅 8mo
MicheleinPhilly Strangers is what the film All of Us Strangers is adapted from, yes? 8mo
Cathythoughts @MicheleinPhilly I didn‘t see the film , but I think so. 8mo
MicheleinPhilly The film utterly destroyed me. So so good. 8mo
Cathythoughts @MicheleinPhilly I must look out for it ❤️👍🏻 8mo
MicheleinPhilly It‘s available on Hulu in the US, not sure about international markets. 8mo
Cathythoughts @MicheleinPhilly Ah , thank you. I‘ll have to investigate it over here. I‘d like to see it ❤️ 8mo
LeahBergen You‘ve been having some good reading lately! 👍 8mo
BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly Yes it is! I saw the movie too but its‘s very different from the book. I liked both though! 8mo
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I havnt been doing too badly 😁 thank god. 8mo
TrishB Definitely getting through some good ones 👍🏻 8mo
Cathythoughts @TrishB Thanks Trish. It‘s so good when the reading is going well ❤️ 8mo
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BarbaraBB
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After watching the movie, I bought the book All of Us Strangers is based on.
And it‘s so much better! The movie is good too but the original horror story is Japanese and that seems more fitting somehow for the plot. A man lost his parents at twelve but suddenly meets them again 35 years later in an old neighborhood in Tokyo. A short good read.

#Pop24 - Horror by BIPOC author

(Photo: Frans Hals exhibition, detail)

Suet624 Sounds like it's right up my alley. 8mo
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