2009-08-07, 06:04 | Link #3 |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Paris
Age: 35
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Translated, quite a few, yes, since my university studies actually revolves around Japan. Musashi, Murakami or Mishima books... Probably nothing special.
The only time I tried to read a non-translated book was more than a year-and-half ago, and it proved to be FAR too difficult for me to read. I didn't tried a second time since I got my hands on a translated version inbetween. |
2009-08-07, 06:11 | Link #4 |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Age: 36
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I do read translated novels now and then. Most recently, In the pool by Hideo Okuda, because I was curious about the Kuchu Buranko anime in October.
Well, what else stood out to me... The Inugami Clan (Seishi Yokomizu) and especially Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Souji Shimada) are brilliant. Great mysteries. I haven't read any light novels though. |
2009-08-07, 07:26 | Link #5 |
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Cracow
Age: 46
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I'm reading Vampiere Hunter D - english translation. Cow I'm waiting for 2 last novels - shipping times to Poland are ridiculous :/ I've to say Dark Horse translation is splendid.
I've also read FMP novels translated by fans, as well as first novel of Zero no tsukaima. I'm planning to read rest of them soon.
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2009-08-07, 17:57 | Link #8 |
Honyaku no Hime
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: In the eastern capital of the islands of the rising suns...
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Took Japanese literature class many years ago so yeah we had to read tl'ed works of a new well known authors and analyse etc.
I dipped into Murakami last year otherwise, tale of genji I'll get into and i wanna dabble into the light novel world sometime (in jp) Novels are my brand of tea than manga anyways, so answer is def yes (don't really read manga/comics)
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2009-08-07, 18:17 | Link #9 |
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Japanese literature is amazing.
I've read No Longer Human, The Setting Sun and Kokoro. Osamu Dazai for the first two, and Natsume Soeski for the third, they're all great books; Setting Sun was not as amazing as No Longer Human, but in itself was a very good book. Kokoro was a very good bok too, which I could relate to. No Longer Human is a hard book to relate to unless you've had a very bad experiences in your life, and in the same time it requires an open mind and heart to appreciate. Its very uplifiting too however in a way, and I'd recommend it to anyone. I've read several light novels, Suzumiya Haruhi series, ToraDora, Zero No Tsukaima, Fate/Zero, Kara No Kyoukai and a tiny bit of Spice and Wolf.
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2009-08-07, 21:15 | Link #12 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
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I'm working on Toradora! and parts of Spice&Wolf (with occasional lunges for someone else's translation). Otherwise, I've got SHnY translated book 1 I've read.
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2009-08-09, 12:04 | Link #14 |
The Owl of Minerva
Join Date: Apr 2006
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In the past I always had an NDS in my pants pocket. But now I have a Japanese light novel there instead. Great for long commutes to school.
The amazing thing about Japanese books is that they can be as portable as a handheld console, while at the same time be potentially more entertaining.
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