RISING SUN
2 journalers for this copy...
Bought at a yard sale. From the back cover:
On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown LA - the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate - a grand opening celebration is in full swing.
On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the dead body of a beautiful young woman is discovered.
The investigation begins ... and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue ... a no-holds-barred conflict in which control of a vital American technology is the fiercely coveted prize - and the Japanese saying "business is war" takes on a terrifying reality ...
On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown LA - the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate - a grand opening celebration is in full swing.
On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the dead body of a beautiful young woman is discovered.
The investigation begins ... and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue ... a no-holds-barred conflict in which control of a vital American technology is the fiercely coveted prize - and the Japanese saying "business is war" takes on a terrifying reality ...
I offered this book on a book relay and caligula03 accepted it so I'll be mailing it off to her soon.
Just got back from mailing this out to Caligula03. Enjoy!
Received the book today. I plan to read it and release it.
Michael Crichton's books are hit or miss. Rising Sun is a miss. I think it's supposed to be taking place during the mid to late 1980s when there was an influx of Japanese business ventures in the United States -- especially in California. I remember the xenophobic response from some people of my parents age and especially of people my grandparents age (not everyone, of course). As a teenager, I was surprised, confused and later embarrassed by the reactions of my relatives.
Rising Sun is clearly playing into those sentiments and frankly I don't like it. Both cultures, American and Japanese in this book are reduced to stereotypal representations making for a boring, predicatable and insulting read.
Rising Sun is clearly playing into those sentiments and frankly I don't like it. Both cultures, American and Japanese in this book are reduced to stereotypal representations making for a boring, predicatable and insulting read.
Journal Entry 6 by caligula03 at Safeway - Linda Mar in Pacifica, California USA on Saturday, January 10, 2004
Released on Saturday, January 10, 2004 at Linda Mar Safeway in Pacifica, California USA.
The book is at the Wells Fargo station on a table covered with red cloth.
The book is at the Wells Fargo station on a table covered with red cloth.