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abbymorr11's review against another edition
3.0
this was the right book for that book review and also #52 BABY!!!! wish my goal setting book wasn’t so long winded and I resented it because of a mistake I made
tacitparadox's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
nrome's review against another edition
4.0
This was recommended to me by a friend who then lent me his copy. On receiving the book, I was skeptical, it looks very much like a textbook, it was written around 1900 and it has a lot of footnotes. But actually it is incredibly readable and completely fascinating. The book details a period of major political and cultural upheaval in Japanese society through the eyes of a man who not only helped to enact a lot of that change but also who has a fascinating outlook on life. Each paragraph details a new episode of his history so the pages just fly by. At times very funny, often deeply insightful, constantly interesting.
ellemnope's review against another edition
2.0
Slow to get started, but does have some good historical context for those with an interest in Japanese history. LOTS of footnotes that help clarify some otherwise potentially obscure information.
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