tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post7183367193555604006..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: "The Day He Himself Shall Wipe Away My Tears" by Kenzaburo OeMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-79616163992182808022011-04-30T15:43:48.236+08:002011-04-30T15:43:48.236+08:00Parrish Lantern-This is close to my favorite Oe-so...Parrish Lantern-This is close to my favorite Oe-soon I will be posting on more Oe after a long Oe hiatus-I hope you like this work and will really want to read your responseMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-81048273458208215842011-04-30T15:38:46.901+08:002011-04-30T15:38:46.901+08:00Hi Mel, since you wrote this post I've become ...Hi Mel, since you wrote this post I've become aware of and read a couple of books by Oe & what you say rings true, It's amazing for a start how great a shadow Manchuria casts upon post wat Japanese Literature. Then there's the subject of alienation that seems very prevalent in the culture. Any liked the post & have been looking for my next Oe, I think I've found it. Thanks.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-23685403518657608422009-12-28T09:50:48.647+08:002009-12-28T09:50:48.647+08:00We posted your review on War Through the Generatio...We posted your review on <a href="http://warthroughthegenerations.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/reviews-of-stories-from-teach-us-to-outgrow-our-madness-by-kenzaburo-oe/" rel="nofollow">War Through the Generations</a>.<br /><br />--Anna<br /><a href="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-24031508533827498512009-09-20T12:03:58.348+08:002009-09-20T12:03:58.348+08:00This does sound like a really odd book, but I'...This does sound like a really odd book, but I'd be willing to give it a try. I'll get this posted on the challenge site soon.<br /><br />--Anna<br /><a href="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-166480953764685362009-09-20T09:12:39.092+08:002009-09-20T09:12:39.092+08:00Hi, Melvin! I just bought this book a month ago. A...Hi, Melvin! I just bought this book a month ago. Although I haven't read it yet, I just knew that the full price I paid for it will be worth it, especially after reading your review.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-5243421891204866622009-09-20T03:08:21.989+08:002009-09-20T03:08:21.989+08:00When I saw this title, I was hoping against hope t...When I saw this title, I was hoping against hope that it would refer to Christ wiping away our tears. But, I should have known that there are so few believers of Christianity in Japan, and that the opposite would be true: the book proclaiming that Christianity is a fraud. No wonder there is such a high suicide rate in Japan; there's no hope! There's no belief or faith that I can see. It makes me sad. How interesting that this book has moments so bizarre; I'm beginning to wonder if that's a trait of much Japanese literature. (Along with the lack of faith aspect I'm seeing.)Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-47593519854294315952009-09-20T00:55:19.995+08:002009-09-20T00:55:19.995+08:00I agree with ds. I would struggle to understand th...I agree with ds. I would struggle to understand this book, even though it's short, but with the help of your review, and Wikipedia, I might be able to make some sense of a book about a crazy man with "cancer", who's also an unreliable narrator. On second thought, maybe not.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-80278521369485532332009-09-19T10:12:36.551+08:002009-09-19T10:12:36.551+08:00A lot of nice work (and info) in this post. Excell...A lot of nice work (and info) in this post. Excellent, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-84086110621201982102009-09-18T23:03:18.597+08:002009-09-18T23:03:18.597+08:00Brilliant review, Mel. Thank you.Brilliant review, Mel. Thank you.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.com