http://aldrin.disqus.com/dreams of electric sheep.enTue, 13 Oct 2009 10:30:54 -0000http://aldr.in/post/210984061#comment-19968477<p>Very well said, Grace-san! Brevity, in the terribly capable hands of Kutagawa-sensei, is indeed a virtue. End.</p><p>&gt;_&lt;</p>aldrinTue, 13 Oct 2009 10:30:54 -0000http://aldr.in/post/210984061#comment-19891854<p>:O Gah, you've managed to draw out the literature fangirl in me.♥</p><p>Yes, "In a Grove" is awesome, and "Rashomon" too, though I have yet to read Akutagawa-sensei's other works. But you gotta love that rich, Japanese feel told only in so many words. "In a Grove" and "Rashomon" are some of the shortest things I've read, and easily a couple of the most satisfying.</p><p>I have yet to watch "The Rashomon," actually. The only Akira Kurosawa film I've seen is "Yojimbo" (shoot me now ;_;), which is a ridiculously brilliant film in its own right.</p><p>Y'know, if you want more awesome short stories, you can always ask your fellow Dentists for them.x3 We're required to read all these wonderful, wonderful things and talk about it in school~☆</p>GraceMon, 12 Oct 2009 08:24:25 -0000