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kbrsuperstar's review
informative
medium-paced
3.5
I already read his other book - Awakening Your Ikigai - so I knew I shouldn't expect a self-help book but more of a broad overview of the concept of nagomi in Japan. For the most part, I enjoyed it, I found it informative and I learned quite a lot. That said, the chapter on making an effort to all get along with each other really rubbed me the wrong way, especially when it came to making nice with people who don't agree with you politically and that the Japanese way of basically only having one ruling political party (because aww people who feel left out of power won't work with you) felt ridiculous and a little infuriating to me. Like, ok, Ken, I'm sure that's great for everyone who's exactly like you but uhhhh what about everyone else? I don't know a ton about Japanese politics but I know y'all ain't got same-sex marriage there yet so idk, maybe check in with a couple of gay folks and see if they feel it's more important that everyone play nice?
amyyyyyyy's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.25
greenteabookme's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve always been interested in Japan and Japanese culture so I was immediately attracted to learning about Nagomi and what it means to the Japanese culture. The book tagline summarizes Nagomi perfectly that it is a way of finding balance and peace in everything that you do, so that you can get through all and anything life throws your way in a peaceful and happy way. The book is divided into different topics (relationships, food, life, nature, etc) and uses some core principles to support funding Nagomi.
While I found the overall concepts, culture, and ideas really interesting and gripping, the actual book writing felt very slow and somewhat repetitive in nature to me. It also felt a bit like a historical textbook in some parts and I might have appreciated more practical guidance in a succinct way more.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
While I found the overall concepts, culture, and ideas really interesting and gripping, the actual book writing felt very slow and somewhat repetitive in nature to me. It also felt a bit like a historical textbook in some parts and I might have appreciated more practical guidance in a succinct way more.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
greenteabookme's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve always been interested in Japan and Japanese culture so I was immediately attracted to learning about Nagomi and what it means to the Japanese culture. The book tagline summarizes Nagomi perfectly that it is a way of finding balance and peace in everything that you do, so that you can get through all and anything life throws your way in a peaceful and happy way. The book is divided into different topics (relationships, food, life, nature, etc) and uses some core principles to support funding Nagomi.
While I found the overall concepts, culture, and ideas really interesting and gripping, the actual book writing felt very slow and somewhat repetitive in nature to me. It also felt a bit like a historical textbook in some parts and I might have appreciated more practical guidance in a succinct way more.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
While I found the overall concepts, culture, and ideas really interesting and gripping, the actual book writing felt very slow and somewhat repetitive in nature to me. It also felt a bit like a historical textbook in some parts and I might have appreciated more practical guidance in a succinct way more.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
anastasiahiraeth's review against another edition
1.0
Es schmerzt mich, diesem Buch nur einen Stern geben zu müssen, weil ich so neugierig darauf war, aber die Lektüre war wirklich einfach nur schmerzvoll.
Ken Mogi hat einen Liebesbrief an Japan und die japanische Kultur geschrieben. Seine teils sehr romantischen und schillernd bunten Anekdoten und Erzählungen schmückt er mit so vielen verschiedenen japanischen Ausdrücken, dass es den Lesefluss stört und man am Ende überhaupt nicht mehr mitkommt.
Das Buch ist gegliedert in Anschnitte wie Beziehung, Gesundheit, Gesellschaft, Leben usw. Weniger wird beschrieben, WAS nagomi ist, sondern mehr dargestellt, wie es sich im Leben äußert. Von greifbaren Tipps zu einem besseren Leben anhand dieser Lebensphilosophie keine Spur. Wieder einmal: nur zahlreiche Anekdoten.
Ich bin selten so enttäuscht von einem Buch wie hier. Empfehlenswert? Absolut nicht!
Ken Mogi hat einen Liebesbrief an Japan und die japanische Kultur geschrieben. Seine teils sehr romantischen und schillernd bunten Anekdoten und Erzählungen schmückt er mit so vielen verschiedenen japanischen Ausdrücken, dass es den Lesefluss stört und man am Ende überhaupt nicht mehr mitkommt.
Das Buch ist gegliedert in Anschnitte wie Beziehung, Gesundheit, Gesellschaft, Leben usw. Weniger wird beschrieben, WAS nagomi ist, sondern mehr dargestellt, wie es sich im Leben äußert. Von greifbaren Tipps zu einem besseren Leben anhand dieser Lebensphilosophie keine Spur. Wieder einmal: nur zahlreiche Anekdoten.
Ich bin selten so enttäuscht von einem Buch wie hier. Empfehlenswert? Absolut nicht!