Turning Japanese, I think I'm Turning Japanese.., originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. ...nah not really but with all of my Endo evangalising over the past few days, and my outpouring of Murakami affection over the past few months you may have … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Sun 5th July 2009
July 5, 2009 By 2 Comments
08:00 - Managed to tick off two stories from Ox-Tales: Earth (Profile Books) this morning. Not because I was in a voracious reading mood, but rather because one of the two stories was really short. The first was Lucky We Live Now by Kate Atkinson. … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Sat 4th July 2009
July 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
07:30 - Started the day off with another short from Ox-Tales: Earth (Profile Books), and this story, Boys in Cars by Marti Leimbach, is another absolute cracker. The story is based on a single mother’s relationship with her autistic child, and … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Quiet Jesus, I’m Reading
June 24, 2009 By 8 Comments
Quiet Jesus, I'm Reading, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I picked this up from the sorting office not more than an hour ago and I'm still staggering around 'drunk' with bookish intoxication. It's one of the books I ordered a few days … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Reading Japan
May 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Reading Japan, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I'm currently researching a story reading list for a Japanese literature project, and this often recommended book by Donald Keene is proving invaluable. The book's cover quotes that the … [Read more...]
RobAroundBookLists: Asian Literature Anthologies
November 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Friday is RobAroundBookLists day when I feature a reading list that's taken my fancy, and this week, after reading Murakami's short story Sleep and enjoying it thoroughly, I went on the hunt for more Japanese short stories that I could add to my '100 … [Read more...]