100 Years of Vicissitude video book review (Video Blog ep 047)
Andrez Bergen knows how to write a good “text book novel.” What is a text book novel? Considering I just made up the term, I could define it however I want and you wouldn’t know any better. I’m not a jerk though, and will define it appropriately as such: a novel that entertains AND teaches, in some respects even teaches more than entertains.
100 Years of Vicissitude takes place during World War II. We learn a bit about the war, but more specifically, we learn a bit about Japanese culture during the time. You’ll like it.
[…] in Atami 熱海市 with some very nice saké, overlooking a wild Japanese sea), was getting this YouTube review of One Hundred Years of Vicissitude by way cool cat fellow-writer Caleb J. Ross. It’s […]