Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Currently, I'm taking a break in the study of Japanese to get through Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres(with a horrendous film tie-in cover), a book that has a large number of English words that I had forgotten the meaning of due to lack of use and precious few encounters. 'Venial' is one such example. There are some choice words in Italian and Greek I have learned too! So it's really taken me by surprise and I think I am going to have to ensure that I make more time in my life to read novels in English as well as plough through my self-impose quest to finish the Harry Potter series in Japanese by February. Captain Correlli's Mandolin is a joy to read and it reminds me rather a lot of Kundera but in a less rarefied way. It also makes me feel determined to finish my Tokyo thriller I have in progress. Sorry I don't blog so much these days; I'd love to but don't have tons of time. There are a million things I'd love to blog about too. Tweet