tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163886247083346971.post6814928618055131864..comments2016-03-09T10:02:02.124+09:00Comments on I spiral down: Jen reads... The Orphan Master's SonJimjamjennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02249933703532348607noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163886247083346971.post-49148772057302084242013-09-04T21:56:19.376+09:002013-09-04T21:56:19.376+09:00Haha, although admittedly I've never been to N...Haha, although admittedly I've never been to North Korea (I have been to South Korea.. mmm, Korean food), so for all I know it could be exactly as described, but somehow I doubt it. Some of it was just.. too much, you know? And this is why I avoid all books that have something to do with Japan, unless they were written by somebody who has actually spent a decent amount of time here. Or someone Japanese, of course! <br /><br />I didn't mention this in the review, but this book also had one of my pet peeves in it, in that some characters learn English and then can magically understand EVERYTHING in English and say whatever they want to, because that's how learning a language works...?! I would like something that I read at some point to approach the whole learning another language thing with even a little bit of realism. Ho hum.Jimjamjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249933703532348607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163886247083346971.post-8806873294270323532013-09-04T20:53:13.241+09:002013-09-04T20:53:13.241+09:00Oh man... This sounds like the kind of novel that ...Oh man... This sounds like the kind of novel that thinks it's really clever, and that other people think is really clever but actually everyone is just equally stupid. I'm definitely going to skip it because if I read it now, I'd just be like 'well, this is all bullshit because my friend in Japan says so'! Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.com