Talking about foreign booksコミュのNaomi's Road

These few years, I've been picking up some stories for juvelile readers. They are easy to read and often fertile in wisdom. Joy Kogawa is an author of novels like "Obasan" and "Itsuka." As a Japanese Canadian, she brings us back to the hard time some Northern Americans with Japanese ancestry experienced. It was a hard time, but we still see some strength and hope through their eyes and mind. I love these sensitive story telling.

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[1] mixiユーザー 10月09日 00:52

hello, ビアラバsan. it's good to see you again, how have you been?(well, hope you remember me...)

i agree with that juvenile books are good even for grown-ups, but i thought you have children, so you've been reading those books because of them?

i haven't been able to find a good book to read lately, but now i feel like visiting a book shop and look for a new book once more.

[2] mixiユーザー 10月12日 14:01

Hi, now-san. Thank you for your comment. I didn't really expect anyone would react to this, so I'm happy! and finding it's you, I feel even more happy

Well, not for my children. These books are genuinely for myself. I think I'm on that level, for sure. I read books for adults, too, but these juvenile books really get deep in my mind without efforts. I like to feel this kind of sensation.

It's autumn, now-san^_-! Pick up a story before sneak into your futon!

[4] mixiユーザー 10月21日 23:20

how do you know i like being on a bed!?

well, yeah, this community is SO NOT active

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so, how do you usually pick up a new book to read? i still haven't found one so far...
maybe, i'm too picky.

[5] mixiユーザー 10月25日 16:31

My targets are often Japanese American authors. Also, I had a friend who recommended me to read some female Native American writers, such as Anne Cameron. I'm not sure if Barbara Kingsolver is also related to Native American. My friend was Canadian, so her choice was like that... I had to read the works by female writers for my thesis at college, so I tend to pick up the things like that. I just book-surf, and if the title or the summarized story hits me, I just go for it.

[6] mixiユーザー 11月19日 01:45

i'm sorry, i didn't write a comment for a long time...

i've been to a library nearby and grabbed several books on a last weekend. i hope at least one of them interest me.

...thesis at college?
are you doing PhD (or master's) ? that's great!! i admire you