Welcome to Litsy!

Sweet tale of a young man and his first year of forestry in a mountain village.
Full ofvthe natural world, our place in it and a sense of belonging.
I'm thrilled to see there's a sequel.

This was my April #Roll100 and #DoubleSpin

This is a coming of age story based in the Japanese mountains where the MC is sent to train in forestry. While it was a slow paced read, it was full of detail and i enjoyed learning about the forest industry over the course of a year.

My #Roll100 for April is the tagged book.
I got this ebook a few years ago as part of Amazon‘s world book day, so I am looking forward to giving it a go!

I've read a lot about urban life in Japan. This was about forestry. The story is ok. Typical stranger in a strange land type scenario. But the incredible attention to detail in their forestry practices was what moved me. So different from the rape and pillage of Kentucky forests. I love cedars and I thought I took pretty good care of them. There's a whole other level of care I was ignorant of. A very earthy, yet social, story - if you like trees.

I seem to have found yet another Japanese author I like. Plus, I learned a lot about sustainable forestry. 🌲 🌳

#twofortuesday

1) I went to school so long ago there wasn‘t anything like “advanced placement,” but there was one English class seniors going to college could take that was seriously difficult and wonderful. So, that English class. And journalism, which prepared me for real life.
2) Tagged. The main character is enrolled by his parents in a forestry training program after high school. It‘s marvelous! A forest was his classroom!

@TheSpineView

I loved it! This village of Kamusari is something else! Cute and wise coming-of-age-story, but it's generally a very intriguing tale for anyone who ever felt like they didn't belong.

🌲🌲🌲🌲/5

This was a fun, quick but also beautiful read on a low-capacity day. I'm looking forward to the next one! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

After leaving his Yokohama high school, Yuki Hirano drifts along with no initiative or motivation until his parents enrol him in an apprenticeship programme and he is sent to Kamusari, a tiny mountain village in the back of beyond, to learn forestry. 👎

#coffeeandabook #internationaltranslationday2022

Kamusari villagers are really easygoing, especially those living deep in the mountains.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

Yuki‘s parents ship him to learn forestry in Kamusari since he lacks any direction following his high school graduation. Given a brief lesson in using a chainsaw he becomes part of a forestry crew caring for and loving trees on the Kamusari mountains. I adored the descriptions of the trees and what it took to care for them, and the boy‘s story arc as well. A mostly quiet peaceful read, I highly recommend it. #Japan #foodandlit

#foodandlit #Japan @Catsandbooks @Butterfinger

Book two for #foodandlit #Japan this month. @Catsandbooks @Butterfinger

A quick easy read. A young man introduces us to the life of forestry in a quaint, secluded village. It‘s also about his coming to an understanding of life. You feel like he is describing this life to you in a letter.

We‘re almost halfway through Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon! I hope you‘ve all found some great books to wallow in, eaten some tasty snacks, and hung out with some nice reading companions. My own reading buddy blessed me with a good, long snuggle earlier. —@xicanti

#readathon #deweyapril

A little while back I bought some fiery nacho Pringles that taste strongly of jalapeño but not so much of cheese. My onion-free salsa con queso tastes strongly of cheese but not so much of jalapeño. I married the two and achieved balance.

I‘m about halfway through THE EASY LIFE IN KAMUSARI now, and I‘m still enjoying it but I‘m not in love. It‘s gripped me well enough that I‘ll look for more from Shion Miura, though. #deweyapril #readathon

My reading buddy finally rousted himself out of bed to join me!

THE EASY LIFE IN KAMUSARI reminds me a lot of SILVER SPOON by Hiromu Arakawa, except instead of a city kid learning about farming at school, we‘ve got a city kid learning about forestry through a first job. I‘m gonna finish the second long chapter, then take a wee break with a comic before I head back in. #readathon #deweyapril

It‘s Readathon time!

1. Manitoba
2. I‘m pretty excited about the tagged book. It‘s off to a great start.
3. Fiery nacho Pringles dipped into salsa con queso.
4. I‘m not a morning person but I wake up stupid early every morning.
5. This is my 28th consecutive Readathon. (If I don‘t hold the Dewey‘s world record, I‘ve gotta be close to the top.) This time, I think I‘ll skip using a timer to log my reading. Keep it casual.

#readathon #deweyapril

I‘ve assembled my Readathon pool! I‘ll start with the tagged book and my wee YONA OF THE DAWN stack, then move along to the rest once I finish them (or once midnight strikes and Gay May begins). Whee!

I‘ll also be over on the Readathon‘s official Litsy page this time around (@DeweysReadathon). We‘re bringing it back after a couple of fallow years.

#readathon #deweyapril

Set in a village in a forest in Japan, this book is another cozy, fast read. It‘s a classic “fish out of water” type story (city kid in nature). I liked touches of magical realism based on the village‘s Shinto beliefs, and the descriptions of the setting are beautiful.

The free books I chose from Kindle's celebration of World Book Day on Saturday: https://a.co/iEjaizi