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Don't read this book if you're feeling queasy. It's probably really amazing poetic imagery, but it didn't do good things for me.

I don't really recommend this one. Maybe if you are really, really into Japanese mythology, this would be cool. But ...more...]]> 63792016 127613 865699 0809556774 9780809556779 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179013918m/865699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179013918s/865699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865699.The_Grass_Cutting_Sword 3.50 18 2006 4 0 false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 18:09:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 18:10:41 -0700 2009 33787409 1232044 865699 0809556774 9780809556779 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179013918m/865699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179013918s/865699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865699.The_Grass_Cutting_Sword 3.50 18 2006 1 0 false Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 21:50:37 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 21:58:52 -0700 2008
I mean, yeah, mythomagical archetypal gross, but still-eeeew!

Valente and Okri should get together and spew eloquent rhapsodies of vomitous ancestral phlegm incarnate-hopefully until whatever haplessly interesting plot they had gets completely gnashed to oozy, ick...more...]]> 40314408 998697 865699 0809556774 9780809556779 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179013918m/865699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179013918s/865699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865699.The_Grass_Cutting_Sword 3.50 18 2006 0 0 false Tue Apr 14 12:05:31 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 17 11:30:25 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 14 12:05:31 -0700 2009
Got this out of library, so it should be read soon!

Currently reading this, and it is predictably wonderful. Fantasy with a decided Japanese feel to it. Very odd book,but excellent...]]> 17040969 725155 865699 0809556774 9780809556779 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179013918m/865699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179013918s/865699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865699.The_Grass_Cutting_Sword 3.50 18 2006 1 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 04 19:52:36 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 19:53:32 -0800 2008 my review of this novel at Green Man Review.]]> 81661777 316204 2037467 0809562308 9780809562305 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2037467.The_Grass_Cutting_Sword 5.00 1 2006 0 0 false Mon Dec 21 10:49:26 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 21 10:49:26 -0800 2009 81500212 2444195 865699 0809556774 9780809556779 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179013918m/865699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179013918s/865699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865699.The_Grass_Cutting_Sword 3.50 18 2006 0 0 false Sat Dec 19 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