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Sensei by John Donohue
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Sensei is a typical Am-Jap story. This falls in the category of books that blend the American environment with Japanese philosophy. This is a story set in Brooklyn and is about the Japanese martial arts training community. It has a mix of Japanese martial arts with some NYPD cop drama. This book will remind you of some of the Hollywood Am-Jap movies like Red Sun, Black Rain, etc. There is no Yakuza in the story. This story is more about relationships between teacher and students, a touch of Japanese traditions here and there, a bit of NYPD drama, etc. There is no twist or subterfuges in the plot and is quite linear. I read this book while travelling � in between flights, in airport lounges, over solitary time with beer, waiting for family to fly in to an airport, etc. And since this was my first book I read on my new Kindle Fire HD, I more or less sailed through it. Moreover , when a very gorgeous fellow traveller saw the book I was reading and started off an interesting conversation about Japan and its traditions, this book surely came to help keep up the charm quotient. This is the first in the series Connor Burke Martial Arts thriller. Maybe I will pick up the next two, or maybe I won’t. Overall, this is a very ordinary book and there are better AmJap stories out there.
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Reading Progress

August 11, 2012 – Shelved
November 21, 2012 – Started Reading
November 21, 2012 –
3.0%
November 25, 2012 –
43.0%
November 25, 2012 –
50.0%
November 25, 2012 –
56.0%
November 25, 2012 –
75.0% "Dream holiday over. Back to work. Winter is here. Early morning flights to be avoided."
November 26, 2012 –
86.0% "BSE remains world's top exchange, leaves NYSE, Nasdaq far behind!"
November 26, 2012 – Finished Reading

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