tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324659956195254426.post8738441547470569435..comments2023-12-29T22:39:10.040+00:00Comments on Damian Flanagan's Blog: What's the Most Re-readable Work in Japanese Literature?Damian Flanaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09673207892262934298noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324659956195254426.post-29996864482066955052016-03-04T14:31:07.345+00:002016-03-04T14:31:07.345+00:00I'd say 100 times is a bit much for anything. ...I'd say 100 times is a bit much for anything. There are only a few books that I've re-read many times over the years. I can pretty much recite Catcher in the Rye scene by scene. Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground are two more that I've read a whole lot of times. It must be a book I love for some reason if I'm going to re-read it. And it can't be too long. As for books by Japanese authors, just last week I re-read The Key by Tanizaki. The translation was by Howard Hibbert. It was quite a breeze and very entertaining. I picked up on a lot of things I didn't notice the last time I read it. Being written in the form of a diary, everything is simplified and you get a clear mental image of the two main characters. Whether this book and the others I mentioned are "worthy of re-reading" I can't say. I know they are not everyone's cup of meat. Also, re-reading makes me feel guilty, like I'm neglecting all the other great stuff out there that I haven't gotten to yet. I wonder if other people have such a hang-up?<br />fromdowntownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136986443780219152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324659956195254426.post-39443985815497810112016-03-04T13:13:58.202+00:002016-03-04T13:13:58.202+00:00I've read Kokoro and No longer Human at least ...I've read Kokoro and No longer Human at least 10 times and will possibly continue reading them in the future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474956325345271315noreply@blogger.com