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Book Review of The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters
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This is a fascinating look at an Old World Japanese family at the brink of World War II. Critics have called it "the greatest Japanese novel of the 20th Century." I can't agree or disagree because I've never read any other Japanese novel. If you enjoy traveling to other cultures in your reading, try this book.