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A review by natreviews
In Ghostly Japan: Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities by Lafcadio Hearn
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
So this was not what I was expecting. This focused a lot on Buddhist teachings and less on ghosts and mythology. I think there was really only 2 or 3 stories that focused on mythology and ghost stories. Which isn't bad, just wasn't what the book was advertised to be.
I also found it hard to relate to the book. There is such a big culture and language difference that a lot of the stories were hard to follow, half because I didn't have the cultural context needed, the other half because the translation I think missed some of the cultural context and refused to explain it past the most basic description.
There was also a TON of editing mistakes. From grammar to spelling to a sentence that wasn't supposed to be in an information section pasted in for no reason. I have a feeling this book was thrown together and not looked over as these mistakes would've been easy to recognize.
I also found it hard to relate to the book. There is such a big culture and language difference that a lot of the stories were hard to follow, half because I didn't have the cultural context needed, the other half because the translation I think missed some of the cultural context and refused to explain it past the most basic description.
There was also a TON of editing mistakes. From grammar to spelling to a sentence that wasn't supposed to be in an information section pasted in for no reason. I have a feeling this book was thrown together and not looked over as these mistakes would've been easy to recognize.