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Reading Notes on the novel「彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち」by 沼田まほかる

Inhae March 7, 2018 reading notes

I am reading the novel 「彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち」by 沼田まほかるand the two main characters of the story use the Kansai dialect when they talk to each other. This particularity certainly confers a touch of authenticity to the novel, but it also adds difficulty for non-native readers. I will go through some of the features of the Kansai dialect,..

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Reading notes: 舟を編む, part 5 and Review

Inhae January 10, 2018 Book reviews, reading notes, 舟を編む

Finally, the last chapter of 舟を編む! As I haven't taken many notes for this chapter, I will also write my review of the novel in the same post. Reading Notes 血潮が凍る The missing word on the fourth galley proof is 血潮・ちしお which means both "spurting blood" and "hot blood" or "hot-bloodedness". Hence Majime's joke 「血潮が凍る事態です」..

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Reading Notes: 舟を編む, part 4

Inhae January 3, 2018 reading notes, 舟を編む

Still reading 舟を編む! Part 4 is told from the point of view of a new character and we know that a lot of time has passed since the end of part 3. I don't really like when many years are skipped in a novel, I like to feel close to the characters, feeling that I..