I wonder when this trend will hit our shore?

Hopefully, never.

The author explained her success due to difficulty most of her fans have in reading actual books and understanding their long difficult sentences.

This, I can understand… Remember, we’re not talking about English which is a relatively easy language. Japanese is hard: the structure of a sentence, the grammar and even the writing. I mean, I gave up reading French novels because I don’t like the flow… so I’m not surprised that some fans find it difficult to read actual novels in Japanese. It’s not sad, just a reality.

I don’t think there’s as much impetus for them to catch on here. In Japan, especially the cities, most people ride trains to work, and the rides can take hours. People used to read manga, because in that environment you want something that doesn’t require a lot of concentration. But now many of the manga readers have switched to cell phone novels because it’s just handier. These novels are popular because they’re simple enough to be followed on the small screens and in a commuter situation.

There might be a market in NYC, but for most people in the states commutes = driving, and outside of that who would want to read a cellphone? Maybe bored students? I dunno. I just don’t see it catching on.

The author explained her success due to difficulty most of her fans have in reading actual books and understanding their long difficult sentences.

That is such a sad statement if true. I understand the ease of using abbreviations when text messaging and you want to get a message out quickly. I just don’t see books written this way becoming the next big thing.

DA PIG

:@)