Reviews

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories by Jay Rubin

fay_libris's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A

3.5

the_littlest_lion's review against another edition

3.0

Finished this a while ago and forgot to update, like the overview it's given me and I will continue to explore on my own

georginadean's review against another edition

5.0

found a lot of new favourite authors

mothling's review against another edition

3.75

averages to 3.7/5 stars.

i read this! it's big! and thick! and it took me half a year! but i read it!

rundown:
The Story of Tomoda and Matsunaga - Tanizaki Junichiro - 4★s
Behind the Prison - Nagai Kafu - 3.5★s
Sanshiro - Natsume Soseki - 4★s
The Last Testament of Okitsu Yagoemon - Mori Ogai - 2.5★s
Patriotism - Mishima Yukio - .5★s
Flames - Tsushima Yuko - 4★s
In the Box - Kono Taeko - 4★s
Remaining Flowers - Nakagami Kenji - 1★s
Bee Honey - Yoshimoto Banana - 4.5★s
The Smile of a Mountain Witch - Ohba Minako - 4.5★s
A Bond for Two Lifetimes - Gleanings - Enchi Fumiko - 4★s
Peaches - Abe Akira - 3.5★s
The Tale of the House of Physics - Ogawa Yoko - 4★s
Unforgettable People - Kunikida Doppo - 3★s
The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema - Murakami Haruki - 3.5★s
Cambridge Circus - Shibata Motoyuki - 4.5★s
Closet LLB - Uno Koji - 3.5★s
Mr. English - Genji Keita - 4★s
Factory Town - Betsuyaku Minoru - 4★s
Dreams of Love, Etc - Kawakami Mieko - 4★s
Shoulder-Top Secretary - Hoshi Shin'ichi - 4★s
Hell Screen - Akutagawa Ryunosuke - 4.5★s
Filling Up with Sugar - Sawanishi Yuten - 3.5★s
Kudan - Uchida Hyakken - 4★s
The Great Earthquake and General Kim - Akutagawa Ryunosuke - 4★s
Hiroshima, City of Doom - Ota Yoko - 4★s
Insects - Seirai Yuichi - 4.5★s
The Silver Fifty-Sen Pieces - Kawabata Yasunari - 4★s
American Hijiki - Nosaka Akiyuki - 2★s
Pink - Hoshino Tomoyuki - 4.5★s
UFO in Kushiro - Murakami Haruki - 3.5★s
Weather Watching Hill - Saeki Kazumi - 4★s
Planting - Matsuda Aoko - 5★s
Same as Always - Sato Yuya - 4★s 

a_little_marko's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A

3.75

areaderheart's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted reflective

3.75

skuzxs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

eva_ariadni's review against another edition

dnfed because life is too short to read books that bore me:///

livlaw's review

challenging funny hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I enjoyed a lot of these stories, and also didn't enjoy some of them... That's what happens with short stories!

It definitely introduced me to a collection of authors I hadn't had exposure to before, so I am very excited to find more books :)

amberlawson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.5