tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787647437503511037.post1107946848206273571..comments2023-03-01T11:48:02.121-05:00Comments on the brunette bibliophile: Review: The Lake by Banana Yoshimotothe brunette bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18171181691249250198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787647437503511037.post-90528391290239984212012-04-28T19:13:38.418-04:002012-04-28T19:13:38.418-04:00How were her other books? I wondered the same thi...How were her other books? I wondered the same thing re: the translation...the brunette bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171181691249250198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787647437503511037.post-43335459177914578032012-04-28T12:33:31.688-04:002012-04-28T12:33:31.688-04:00You know, I was eager to download a copy of this b...You know, I was eager to download a copy of this book, but I've been reading a lot of bad reviews. I know what you mean about the "show not tell" aspect... I think that may have been what eventually killed my previous "Bananamania." I wonder if these are just bad translations or if her writing is really this awful in Japanese? It'd be interesting to get a Japanese reader's perspective on her work.Laura Roberts @ Buttontapper Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716439129745683442noreply@blogger.com