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Sara asked this question about Fifty Words for Rain:
I'm unclear on the author's background with Japan, how she did her research, and what her qualifications are to write such a book? It feels as if this could be a story set anywhere.... and I'm curious why the author chose to set this book in Japan. Anyone?
Amy Warrick Maybe this is the wrong place...I don't have an answer to the question but I ended up here with the same question. It's not that I don't feel authors …moreMaybe this is the wrong place...I don't have an answer to the question but I ended up here with the same question. It's not that I don't feel authors can't write other povs, and it's not a "how dare you" directed at the author... it's that the setting feels so off to me and it's distracting. I'm only Fifty or so pages in and I've just read that the grandmother was wearing a somber black yukata... and I'm like "really are there somber yukatas?" There are SO few Christians in Japan yet they allow Noriko a crucifix in her room.
So yes, I was wondering the same thing. I don't give a rat's ass who the author is, I want to know if the cultural details are correct, in which case I will sit back down and shut up. For info I was an assistant english teacher in Japan. No expert, it's just that Japan is so hard to get right. I don't feel Sara should have been so criticized. (less)
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Fifty Words for Rain
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