Before reading this book I had not read any Japanese folklore, so this book was something completely new to me. I am really glad that I decided to try something new. Even though I had no knowledge of Japanese folklore or the Japanese language before reading this I still found this book to be really interesting and fairly easy to read. I did make sure to have a Japanese to English dictionary handy while reading this book but I don't think it is necessary in order to read the book (I just wanted to fully comprehend everything). The only problem I had with this book (which is really a short story) is that the ending felt a bit abrupt to me, I was so hooked in the story that when the ending came I was like "Wait, I want more!"I would recommend this book to people interested in Japanese folklore, even if you haven't read any before.(I received this book from a Librarything Member Giveaway, that does not affect the content of my review in any way.)
Denise
Before reading this book I had not read any Japanese folklore, so this book was something completely new to me. I am really glad that I decided to try something new. Even though I had no knowledge of Japanese folklore or the Japanese language before reading this I still found this book to be really interesting and fairly easy to read. I did make sure to have a Japanese to English dictionary handy while reading this book but I don't think it is necessary in order to read the book (I just wanted to fully comprehend everything). The only problem I had with this book (which is really a short story) is that the ending felt a bit abrupt to me, I was so hooked in the story that when the ending came I was like "Wait, I want more!"I would recommend this book to people interested in Japanese folklore, even if you haven't read any before.(I received this book from a Librarything Member Giveaway, that does not affect the content of my review in any way.)
