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 This has been addressed. Thanks! | The Obliteration of Memories from the Past in the Quest for a Homogenous National Identity |
You saw this in an early test screening and you did not submit a review? Why do you do this to us Helen… why… why… | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014) Review: A Beautiful Psychological Character Exploration |
I am 15 episodes into this show. Interesting thus far but the main character is very melodramatic, shockingly so at points. | Johan Liebert and The Joker: A Comparison of The Same Character |
Have you watched The Uninvited Guest by the same director/writer as Julia’s Eyes? Not a horror piece but quite interesting nonetheless. | Horror: The Ugly Duckling of Cinema |
The 4th episode was a game changer for sure. That final 6 minute single take tracking shot… wow! The tension watching that scene… I wish I could forget it so I could watch it again for the first time. Outstanding series. | True Detective: A Game Changer and the Benefit of Good Writing |
If anybody is thinking to use Murakami as a stepping stone to reading other Japanese writers I really think they are going to get their feet wet. In the early days he would write many of his drafts in English because he had taught himself English by reading American crime novels. He would then translate those English drafts into Japanese. This is why so many western readers find him easier to read than many other Japanese writers. His idea of the novel, no mater how bizarre it might be in the reading, is western not Japanese. I have to say “be warned”. He is not your starter writer. I can’t say that I am a Murakami fan though I have read most of his writing, an odd kind of fun to read. But not Japanese in nature. If you really want a better look at what is being written in Japan, are there is so much, even in translation, I would suggest starting with anything by Natsuo Kirino and Banana Yoshimoto. If you want to dive in at the deep end you could always go for Murasaki Shikibu’s The tale of Genji. No I do not recommend that you do that, that takes a lot of building up to. But it should give you an idea of just how much there is out there that has been translated and is so worth reading. | Colorful Haruki Murakami and His Ever-growing Popularity: Why do People Like His Works? |
This is a well written piece, however, was The Wire intentionally excluded from the list or are you yet to discover it? | 7 HBO Shows That Stand Out Among the Rest |
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