tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post671540765160066046..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: The Usurper - Judith Gautierlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-23342843233203755262015-03-25T08:02:17.771+11:002015-03-25T08:02:17.771+11:00Thanks Kat. I would never have discovered this nov...Thanks Kat. I would never have discovered this novel if it hadn't been for my online bookgroup. I know very little about Japan apart from movies so it was fascinating from that point of view as well.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-12016447421001634182015-03-25T06:23:54.903+11:002015-03-25T06:23:54.903+11:00What a thoughtful review! It sounds like a lovely...What a thoughtful review! It sounds like a lovely novel, and I do feel you've captured the spirit in such a way that I'd like to read it. I am interested in Japanese culture, but mainly know contemporary novels by Murakami, etc. I find out about so many wonderful books online.Kathttp://mirabiledictu.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-4025698793069416122015-03-18T07:56:18.585+11:002015-03-18T07:56:18.585+11:00My Kindle copy was free, so even better!My Kindle copy was free, so even better!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-17795739668093791322015-03-18T07:55:49.330+11:002015-03-18T07:55:49.330+11:00It's interesting to read a French novel about ...It's interesting to read a French novel about Japan so I hope you enjoy it.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-1911652788236846782015-03-17T22:54:59.515+11:002015-03-17T22:54:59.515+11:00AND 99p on Kindle!AND 99p on Kindle!CarolShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354002254611517326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-91603455976136975582015-03-17T19:34:03.120+11:002015-03-17T19:34:03.120+11:00I'd never heard of Judith Gautier either - and...I'd never heard of Judith Gautier either - and I do like my Japanese literature (or literature about Japan). How fascinating! Thanks for the tip.Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-57426705425214193352015-03-17T09:54:27.614+11:002015-03-17T09:54:27.614+11:00Gautier was a well-respected scholar in her time &...Gautier was a well-respected scholar in her time & she certainly seems to have done her research so I think you would enjoy it.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-663644194858629242015-03-17T09:16:10.328+11:002015-03-17T09:16:10.328+11:00I visited Japan last year, and I have been on the ...I visited Japan last year, and I have been on the lookout for books about Japan ever since. This sounds like it might be interesting.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-5855709934101619332015-03-17T08:04:11.235+11:002015-03-17T08:04:11.235+11:00I do know Ginger Tree & Shogun & they repr...I do know Ginger Tree & Shogun & they represent pretty much all I know about Japan too! Gautier's writing was very visual. I could see the people & their clothes & palaces very clearly. It was a very exciting story & another good choice from my 19th century bookgroup.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-10634869827063349712015-03-17T04:15:03.632+11:002015-03-17T04:15:03.632+11:00Thanks ! I'll put this on my list... I've ...Thanks ! I'll put this on my list... I've read very little about Japan ...The Ginger Tree by Oswald Wynd (Which they made into a TV series starring Samantha Bond ..did you see that?) and Shogun by James Clavell both of which were enjoyable reads.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.com