A review by yanulya
The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt

5.0

(note: this book has NO relation to the tom cruise movie that shares its name). i have wanted to read this for a long time and am really excited to finally have dived into it... about a smartypants single mom w/ a genius four year old son who speaks six languages and thirsts for knowledge. she makes him watch the seven samurai over and over as a replacement for an actual father figure in his life, he sets out on a quest to find his real dad. lots of linguistic nerdiness throughout. loving it so far.