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BC_Dittemore
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This nearly 40 hour audiobook is nothing if not thorough. At such a length it‘s hard to stay focused on everything, and after a while it becomes tough to keep names straight. Nonetheless, I learned a lot about a period of Japanese history in which I was uneducated.

A pick for me, but if I had read a hardcopy, I‘m not sure I could‘ve made it all the way through. The narration by Eric Jason Martin contributed much to my enjoyment of this tome.

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BookishRedhead
Hiroshima | John Hersey
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Surprising enough I've never read anything on Hiroshima even though I love reading about Japan.
This book takes accounts of the people who survived.

Crazeedi I have this on my shelf, ordered it a while ago because of what I heard about it 2mo
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Dilara
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Hojoki, also titled The 10 Foot Square Hut, is a Japanese poetic work by 12/13th-century author Kamo no Chomei. It describes the string of disasters (typhoon, famine, epidemic, earthquake) witnessed by the author, and his retreat into smaller and smaller dwellings, in the countryside, away from The World.
The work itself is short and moving; the introduction (probably written by the translators) is engaging and useful.

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catiewithac
A History of Japan: Revised Edition | R. H. P. Mason, J. G. Caiger
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I listened to this title because it was free with an Audible subscription and I like this narrator. Despite being written 50 years ago, this book is still relevant to those interested in a thorough yet succinct history of Japan. The authors focus on medieval and feudal Japanese society but there‘s also a bit about WWII. Nice, easy listen!

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Susanita
Kimono | Liza Dalby
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Willard Hotel June 2 around 2:00 I heard #antihero in the lobby. Around 2:15 I turned a corner and came upon this kimono in a hallway. #volumesandvocals

Eggs Gorgeous 💙❤️🩵💛💚 10mo
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persephone1408
A Brief History of the Samurai | Jonathan Clements
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@TheAromaofBooks this is my bookspin. My doublespin is a free space.

TheAromaofBooks Oooo this looks interesting! My husband has a soft spot for samurai movies, especially Zatoichi!! 12mo
persephone1408 @TheAromaofBooks the last samurai is one of my favorite movies. It really does look so interesting. 12mo
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Trace
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Awesome account of one of my favorite places in the world.

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Schwifty
Geisha | Liza Crihfield Dalby
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Liza Dalby may be one of the few if not the only foreigner to train in the geisha arts and serve in that capacity with the caveat that she skipped some traditional ceremonies and did not pass through the traditional stages of apprenticeship. The book is about that experience, the relationships she formed inside the geisha community and her detailed observations about geisha culture in modern Japan, although modern in this case meaning 1970s.

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Nebklvr
Hiroshima | John Hersey
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Wow. This was intense. A definite “must read”. This should be used in school. #nonfictionnovember22

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Trace
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Couldn‘t put it down.