Comments on: Favourite adventure stories from one’s childhood http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/05/favourite-adventure-stories-from-ones-childhood/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:56:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: smallq http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/05/favourite-adventure-stories-from-ones-childhood/#comment-85735 smallq Thu, 15 May 2008 16:41:35 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/05/favourite-adventure-stories-from-ones-childhood/#comment-85735 What's even more fascinating is that this list is almost an exact copy of the one I would've composed if asked the same question! Of course mine would've had something else in 13 slot, as I'm not Japanese and I haven't heard of this book being translated into Russian, and probably 14 and 18 as I didn't like those much. What’s even more fascinating is that this list is almost an exact copy of the one I would’ve composed if asked the same question! Of course mine would’ve had something else in 13 slot, as I’m not Japanese and I haven’t heard of this book being translated into Russian, and probably 14 and 18 as I didn’t like those much.

]]> By: Janne http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/05/favourite-adventure-stories-from-ones-childhood/#comment-83718 Janne Mon, 05 May 2008 14:37:06 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/05/favourite-adventure-stories-from-ones-childhood/#comment-83718 I have read all but five of these. Three of them (the Conan Doyle, Burroughs and Hamilton books) do not seem to offer much of interest to me as an adult, judging from their other works, but Jules Verne's "A captain at fifteen" (have never heard of that one either) could be fun, as sould the Satoru Sato book. BTW, #8 is very well known. It's by a Swedish author in the early 20th century and features a young boy that has been shrunk to the size of a finger traveling north across the country on the back of a wild goose. It was intended (and used) as a geography textbook for primary-school students. The author (who is a Nobel price winner) made a god enough job of it that the book sells all over the world, and is now read in school as a classic piece of Swedish literature, rather than as a geography work. I have read all but five of these. Three of them (the Conan Doyle, Burroughs and Hamilton books) do not seem to offer much of interest to me as an adult, judging from their other works, but Jules Verne’s “A captain at fifteen” (have never heard of that one either) could be fun, as sould the Satoru Sato book.

BTW, #8 is very well known. It’s by a Swedish author in the early 20th century and features a young boy that has been shrunk to the size of a finger traveling north across the country on the back of a wild goose. It was intended (and used) as a geography textbook for primary-school students. The author (who is a Nobel price winner) made a god enough job of it that the book sells all over the world, and is now read in school as a classic piece of Swedish literature, rather than as a geography work.

]]> By: Anne C http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/05/favourite-adventure-stories-from-ones-childhood/#comment-83714 Anne C Mon, 05 May 2008 14:18:50 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/05/favourite-adventure-stories-from-ones-childhood/#comment-83714 me too! although the order would be different-oh and i didnt recognise the tales of koru pok guru either! Mum only read the great classics! L.S me too! although the order would be different-oh and i didnt recognise the tales of koru pok guru either! Mum only read the great classics! L.S

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