A good haul
So now that I've decided to return to the States this year (oh yeah, did I mention that?) this list of しなければならにこと (things I have to do) and the rate at which I have to do them has increased significantly. Today I began by purchasing books. After all I don't want to spend $10 on one tankoubon of manga in the states when I can get it here from Book-off for 100JPY! So I plan to stock up on some of that. Also I want to buy some novels and other books, just so I have something to practice/keep-up my Japanese.
Today I bought the first half of "Out" (I bought it in English last year for Ueda-sensei's class, and then I bought the second half - they split long novels into parts so they're easier to carry around - of the original Japanese, without realizing I'd only bought half when I arrived here) and the first volume of "Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou" (His and Hers Circumstances - the anime of which I already own and love). I also bought "Ai yori hayaku" ("Faster than love" I believe) which Eri recommended.
And I bought The Da Vinci Code... in English. I will probably spend tonight reading that. And then maybe if I'm brave enough I'll buy the Japanese translation. :-P No, actually, what I would *really* love is the Harry Potter series in Japanese. :-) Yeah, maybe I'll do that.
So what else do I want/need to buy? I started collecting the MARS series, which is a large part of why I applied for the ITO Fellowship. I also want the entire RG Veda series (CLAMP's first big work), which is how I got into CLAMP. And I'd like to have all of KareKano. Wouldn't mind Clover either, which my sister bought me the first book of but I have not read yet, but is one of CLAMP's best I believe. Other than that... I think I'd like to collect some Murakami Haruki, and maybe some classics like Tanizaki Jun'ichiro or Oe Kenzaburo. I read those in translation for Ueda-sensei's classes, but I don't really know how to branch out. Anyway, with such a long list... thank goodness for Book-off. :-) The only problem left is how to ship it all home. Heh.
Today I bought the first half of "Out" (I bought it in English last year for Ueda-sensei's class, and then I bought the second half - they split long novels into parts so they're easier to carry around - of the original Japanese, without realizing I'd only bought half when I arrived here) and the first volume of "Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou" (His and Hers Circumstances - the anime of which I already own and love). I also bought "Ai yori hayaku" ("Faster than love" I believe) which Eri recommended.
And I bought The Da Vinci Code... in English. I will probably spend tonight reading that. And then maybe if I'm brave enough I'll buy the Japanese translation. :-P No, actually, what I would *really* love is the Harry Potter series in Japanese. :-) Yeah, maybe I'll do that.
So what else do I want/need to buy? I started collecting the MARS series, which is a large part of why I applied for the ITO Fellowship. I also want the entire RG Veda series (CLAMP's first big work), which is how I got into CLAMP. And I'd like to have all of KareKano. Wouldn't mind Clover either, which my sister bought me the first book of but I have not read yet, but is one of CLAMP's best I believe. Other than that... I think I'd like to collect some Murakami Haruki, and maybe some classics like Tanizaki Jun'ichiro or Oe Kenzaburo. I read those in translation for Ueda-sensei's classes, but I don't really know how to branch out. Anyway, with such a long list... thank goodness for Book-off. :-) The only problem left is how to ship it all home. Heh.
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