First Snow on Fuji by Yasunari Kawabata and One Down, Another Started

My first thought after finishing First Snow on Fuji is that I think I’d like to try one of Yasunari Kawabata’s novels. Like the other two books that I’ve read for the Japanese Reading Challenge, the language in this book was beautiful. Kawabata had a gift for capturing the fragility of human relationships and explores [...]

Coming Up For Air

Gasp! I’m still alive…After a very exhausting five days of work, I’ve managed to get in 8 hours of sleep finally and I actually have a day off! I’m constantly talking about looking for a job and being out of work, but I do still have a job, it’s just not directly in my field, [...]