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Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan (Paperback)

by Bruce Feiler (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (May 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0060577207
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060577209
  • Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 370,701 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Thought Provoking Memoir, 29 Jun 2000
This review is from: Learning to Bow: An American Teacher in a Japanese School (Paperback)
Bruce Feiler's account of one year as an English language teacher in a Japanese school is actually a wide ranging, honest and well-observed document of all aspects Japanese culture. It is at times humorous and poignant and for someone like me who has experienced the JET scheme in a different decade, different situation and region of Japan, it is quite scary by dint of its familiarity. The only real let-down of this book, in my opinion, is Feiler's occasional tendency to generalize. True, this is to a large extent a necessary evil, but the way he expands each small episode to make some wider comment does begin to grate.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Cliched and self-important, 22 May 2006
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To be fair, I must point out that I have not finished reading the book yet.
Whilst the book is often interesting and at times funny, the self-important and patronising style as well as the constant generalisations about the Japanese people and their culture are irritating and cliched; his regular references to the ways the Americans contributed to and improved the modern Japanese culture are obscene.
His dogmatic historical and cultural background explanations are lacking in depth and distract fromt the story.
What a disappointment!
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