Comments on: REVIEW: Midori by Moonlight by Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:11:14 +0000

As Jan said, when Jane first mentioned the book to all of us, we were eager to try it. And from our responses and grades you can see that it’s going to work for some and not all.

I thought Jan’s insight that the book was written in the style of a Japanese book was cool and I can certainly see that. I guess my feeling that I didn’t see below the surface of most of the characters is maybe because of the restrained POV. But as an American reader, I ended up wanting to see more of these characters than I got.

By: Caitie

Caitie — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:24:52 +0000

I really liked how we got to see 3 different perspectives on this one book today :) Having read many novels from the viewpoint of an american abroad, it would be interesting to see the opposite side too I’m sure

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:04:32 +0000

The concept of this book seems to have piqued my interests. It would be interesting to see the world from the perspective of some one who finds American culture fascinating. And I have always loved pastries!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:50:27 +0000

This book actually sounds quite fascinating to me having lived for a short time in Japan….

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:40:51 +0000

This book sounds interesting–not just for the dessert descriptions, although it helps. :)

By: Maya

Maya — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:54:25 +0000

thoughtful review. the title and cover art are clever, the fact that it is the main female character rather than male with the iffy immigration status, and the fact that i personally haven’t read many japanese characters outside of deep and weighty WWII tales would all encourage me to read this story.