Kafka On the Shore: Our Scores

Kafka On The Shore:  November 2014

Rampire Reader	Characters	Topic	Style	UPD* (plot)	Best Character	Worst Character	FINAL SCORE
Anja	7	6	5	7	Oshima	Miss S	25
Monica	8	8	8	8	Oshima	JW	32
Raka	9	8	6	7	Oshima	JW	30
Sara	8	7	9	8	Oshima	JW	32

 

One Hundred Years of Solitute: Our Scores

One Hundred Years of Solitude:  July 2014

Rampire Reader	Characters	Topic	Style	UPD* (plot)	Best Character	Worst Character	FINAL SCORE
Anja
Monica	10	10	10	10	Colonel	Jose Arcadio The Fake Pope	40
Raka	8	5	6	6	Ursula	Amaranta	25
Sara	7 1/2	7	8	8	Ursula	Jose Arcadio The Fake Pope	30.5

 

HARUKI MURAKAMI on why he is not rated by critics in his homeland

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/13/haruki-murakami-interview-colorless-tsukur-tazaki-and-his-years-of-pilgrimage

The Famished Road: Our scores!

Another fab discussion, wonderful food, bubbles and company :-)!

Here is the outcome....

The Famished Road :  October 2014

Rampire Reader	Characters	Topic	Style	UPD* (plot)	Best Character	Worst Character	FINAL SCORE
Anja	4	5	5	3	Azaro’s mum	M.me K	17
Monica	4	7	8	2	Azaro	Blind man	21
Raka	4	4	4	2	Azaro’s mum	None	14
Sara	4	4	5	3	Azaro’s mum	Policeman	16

Ben Okri discusses his approach to writing

Los Buendias: family tree

Translating Gabriel Garcia Marquez

http://www.iol.org.uk/TranslatingGarciaMarquez.pdf