THE WAY HOME

The way home

     There are eight stories in this book. A woman who is work for fashion go back to her home, a woman met her old friend in a train, a journalist  on a track bring prisoner (death low), a taxi driver pick up 'Bruce Lee' , a film writer on a tram changing his thoughts, a man is in love with a tram driver, and four travelers meet in a motel.

     They meet people who change them for good or bad. And they figured out what is important and what they need to survive. It's always difficult to make a good relationship with people, but people always give us some new thing and change our life.

     I recommend you to read this book, if you are on the way you have to choose. You have to be honest to yourself and think it carefully. Sometimes it's important to go back to remind your past behavior. You can't go back but you can make your future yourself. 

YURIKA

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day was written by Kazuo Ishiguro. It was awarded the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1989.

This story is told in the first-person narration of an English butler, Stevens. In the summer of 1956, Stevens receives a letter from Miss Kenton who worked as a housekeeper of Darlington Hall with him. In this letter, she describes her unhappy marriage life, so he begins to think she wishes to come back Darlington Hall. He takes a short holiday to visit her.  And...

This story is a personal story of Stevens. It takes him into the depths of the English countryside, but also into the depths of his own past. I think he is a butler of dignity, but he is a sad person. In this story, he don't describe his feelings and thoughts, so readers have to comprehend what he is thinking. This story is very difficult for me, so I couldn't understand completely. I want to read again and clear up.

Memoirs of Geisha

MEMOIRS OF GEISHA

     The story is about geisha. there was a girl who was in fisher village. Her mother was in ill and they did't have any money to help her. Her parents decided to send her to Gion. First she went there, no one likes her because she had great gray eyes. Other geisha were really jealous about that. They tried to tease her but there were some people to help and support her. She became a great geisha in Gion.She was in love but ...

     I really recommend you to read this,because we are in the women's university and you understand what she felt. Be kind, be serious, and be strong.

Dolphin Music

DOLPHIN MUSIC

          Dolphin Music was written by Antoinette Moses, and first published in 1999. The genre is Future Thriller, and the theme is love and human being. The main characters are Saul Grant who is a writer and music critic, Caroline Fry who is a musician, and also Saul’s girl friend, Ruth who is a old woman, Sue Hunter who is Ruth’s granddaughter, and there are some evil people like captain Marrs and Dick Lane. This story is about the life of human being in 2051. It is too hot to go out side so people just enjoy the virtual reality and the music made by dolphins. The controller is ruling government of Europe, and keeps people happy in virtual reality. Saul and Carline have only met in the virtual reality, but they are couple. Also, the year 2051, more than three quarters of the population of Europe is over seventy years old and need some people to support them so Saul went to Ruth’s house as this work. Before this visit, he went to many houses to support old people, but this time was different. Ruth could do things by her own, and she told him about dolphin music which he loves listening and writing about as a writer, and also a music room where dolphins make music. She showed a picture and said, “The government is hunting dolphins to make music, and dolphins sing when they think they are dying.” After he got home, on the internet, he told Carline about music room and the controller was hearing the conversation because it was government secret. Saul is being searched by Captain Marrs and Saul is going to rescue the dolphins with Ruth and Sue. Will Saul rescue the dolphins? What will happen between Saul and Carline, and Saul and Sue? I cannot say the answers. If you want to know, read the book!

              I really enjoyed this book. I love the books about future, and this story was like reality so I was so excited during I was reading it. Love is strong, and sometimes it changes world. The love of Carline was so deep and the world was changed. This book made me think deeply about how people treat animals and how the power of love is strong.