Comments on: Looking for the Lost

By: Barry Newman

Barry Newman — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:48:27 +0000

Alan Booth was a genius as a writer about his experiences, and as a human, also.

By: MJG

MJG — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:31:26 +0000

Ryan- I tried getting into Shogun but just couldn’t get to care about the characters. It seems very popular though, so maybe one of these days I’ll pick it up for another go.

Morphine- Good catch, he was a writer not a poet, I just got that impression about him from Booth’s book. Lost Japan I didn’t like though, I’ll probably post a review saying why shortly.

By: morphine

morphine — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:54:26 +0000

Dazai Osamu a poet? Hm…
Looks like an interesting read, along with Lost Japan by Alex Kerr.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:42:24 +0000

This is a great book, and is one of my favourite Japan-orientated books, surpassed only perhaps, by James Clavell’s Shogun. Great post, and a welcome reminder of a fantastic read. Now let me see if I can dig it out..