Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter | Shoko Tendo | The Incredible Strength of a Young...

Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter | Shoko Tendo | Very interesting!

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	Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter Shoko Tendo Kodansha International, 2007 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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The Incredible Strength of a Young Woman

This was a really interesting read. Tendo takes you through her horrible experiences beautifully. Her descriptions are so vivid that I found myself on the verge of tears at times when reading this. As the reader, you really want her to be okay, after tragedy upon tragedy. You really get sucked into her life, which to me was an experience I had never even read of before this. I would absolutely recommend this book - you'll learn about an incredibly strong woman that overcame extreme hardship in her life as a Yakuza's daughter.

Very interesting!

Okay, so it didn't really talk about the Yakuza mobsters so much. Remember, it's a memoir of a gangster's daughter, so she's going to talk about how hard HER life was. it's a quick read, but an interesting one. It all depends on your taste. If you like reading about other people's lives, this is a good one. She's gone through so much, and she wrote about events that probably one wouldn't be too proud of writing about for the world to know. And that's courageous of her!

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Nice first try.

This was supposed to be a weekend business trip filler. It ended up just a 4 hour plane ride and a few more hours in the hotel. I gave it 4 stars though becasue I couldn't put the book down. But I am a voyeur and this book really delivers on the exhibitionism. This is really just a Jerry Springer story with a happy ending. However, I am a Japanophile, so this book held my interest more than the same story about a girl from say, Hamilton, Ohio would have. I met several girls like the author while living in Japan and I can say the story does ring very true. This is a great, fast read if you are into Japanese culture, otherwise you may find it a bit maudlin.

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An interesting biography

I did enjoy this book. It made for a very quick and easy read. I was misled about the whole "yakuza" aspect of the story though. The fact that her father was a yakuza had very litte to do with the story. It just set the background for this girls life. Dont get me wrong, the girl did have a rough life which was very interesting to follow. The fact her father was yakuza didnt seem to have much to do with it though. She just happened to be a "punk" girl growing up and did a lot of troublesome things. It was informative and entertaining just learning about all the differences of their culture. A good book and I do recommend it.

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