Comments | reading_genji: Resumption and Resolution

kate_nepveu in reading_genji

Resumption and Resolution

Jan 01, 2007 21:40

In August 2007, I am visiting Japan for the first time. I'll be there for about three weeks, including Worldcon in Yokohama. I have accordingly resolved to finish reading Genji before I go (and read all of that history book, and listen to conversational-Japanese audio lessons, and and and . . . ). It will take me a little over a chapter a week to ( Read more... )

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rachelmanija January 2 2007, 02:44:33 UTC

OK!

kate_nepveu January 2 2007, 18:47:28 UTC

Great!

fidelioscabinet January 2 2007, 13:57:07 UTC

Sure. I mean, what's another time-sink?

kate_nepveu January 2 2007, 18:49:19 UTC

Heh. All my time-sinks is why I find myself having to scurry to finish before actually going to Japan . . .

f_ireworks January 2 2007, 16:46:22 UTC

I would love to. I am sadly very behind, so I can't promise to be of much help, but I will do my best to catch up.

kate_nepveu January 2 2007, 18:49:41 UTC

Hey, world's loosest reading group, after all; it's nice to have other people reading along, but the group will be here whenever.

missysedai January 2 2007, 21:59:34 UTC

I'm in, provided I can wrench it back from Alexander (who FINISHED it, the little Japanophile monkey.)

kate_nepveu January 2 2007, 23:31:33 UTC

That is a very impressive accomplishment by Alexander. What did he think of it?

missysedai January 2 2007, 23:49:54 UTC

Hee. Conversation:

Hey Bubba!! Kate wants to know what you thought about Genji!

"It was very difficult to read and there was a lot I didn't understand until I looked things up. I learned a lot."

Did you like it, though? Or did the difficulty put you off?

"I liked it. It was a good story once I understood a little more about the time period."

What about Genji himself? What did you think about him?

"What a putz! I don't think there are any putzes bigger than he is!"

I will probably point him to this comm when he earns his computer privileges back, he'll probably be quite interested in the goings on here. (He has to yank up his Social Studies grade to get the computer back.)

kate_nepveu January 3 2007, 02:05:06 UTC

"What a putz! I don't think there are any putzes bigger than he is!"

I love it.

I hope his grades improve, both on general principles and because it would be very interesting to hear his take on things.