"Anne of Green Gables" - L.M.Montgomery

As you know “Anne of Green Gables” is a Canadian story. I really recommend that you read it while you are in Canada if you have never read it before. Anne is a very energetic, self-sufficient, honest, and strong girl. She changes the lives of Matthew and Marilla and many other people because they admired her special character. It is a wonderful book as it was very thrilling to see what Anne would do next. I want to go to Prince Edward Island to meet Anne and to compare the story to the real lifestyle and nature of the island. I have read it in Japanese, where it is known as “Akage no Anne”.
Anne’s character inspired me to be a stronger girl, and to try to make a difference in other people’s lives.

by Yoko Fukasawa

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"Alice in Wonderland" - Lewis Carroll

I enjoyed this book a lot. I could read all the stories around two hours, because it is written with very easy English, the story is fantastic and I’ve read it for a few times when I was a child.
We can find many English culture through it; they have a tea party with tea and bread-and-butter, there are rose garden, many cakes and tarts. When I read the book, I felt like having tea and cakes for some times! Also lots of strange things happened in the story; Alice changed her high smaller or bigger all the time. I hope if I could change mine myself as I want!
If people who like the story that includes adventure or fantasy, or have any interests in England you should read this book. I’m sure that you’ll get involved in it!

by Miho Ogawa

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"The Pelican Brief" - John Grisham

Ok, seriously, how can you recognize each character out of more than 25 people in a book?

It took me sooooo looooong to finish this book. Because I had to take notes to remember who the hell each character is!

...Anyway, I will recommend you to take notes about each character in this story if you have only an ordinary brain ability to memorize.

As for the story, it is ok - I mean, the scale of the story is huge. But I really think this story didn't need to be so complicated.

Well, I should write something good about the book... I am sure you will get confidence in reading English books after finishing this book.

If you like a challenge, just read it...!

by Tsumugi

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"The Client" - John Grisham

It is a story which you can read and understand easily. The boy who is the main character in this story is extremely clever as if he is not just a kid.

You can see the movie of the story as well, though I have not seen that yet.

It is always good that the story you are reading or seeing ends happily when you just want to entertain yourself. (Oops, sorry, I told you that the ending would be happy...)

This book is one of such easy entertaining books.

by Tsumugi

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"Seven" - Anthony Bruno

I enjoyed this book very much. It might be because I have seen its movie before and the book reminded me of the scenes as I read. The movie is very famous starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.

Because of the level of English in this book, I understood the story more than when I saw the movie. One of the benefits of reading books is that you can stop reading and go back whenever you want to to understand the story well.

This is a well made suspense story.



by Tsumugi

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"The Rainmaker" - John Grisham

I enjoyed the story very much. It is not a simple story and you might need to know some American legal systems. But once you understand the systems, you will be able to enjoy the exciting story.

There is also a movie in the same title starring Matt Damon with Claire Danes, Danny DeVito and other famous actors.

The author is famous for legal stories, such as "The Firm"-Tom Cruise in the movie, "The Client"-Susan Sarandon and "The Pelican Brief"-Julia Roberts.



by Tsumugi

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"The Black Cat and Other Stories" - Edgar Allan Poe

This book includes four different short stories. All of the stories are horror. The author is famous for horror stories.

I found that the stories in this book are not so scary because of the level of English. But it made me want to read the original books to know the author's expression.

Additionally, there was an author named "Edogawa Rampo" in Japan. He named himself after Edgar Allan Poe and he also wrote horror and mystery stories. I also want to read his books in English.



by Tsumugi

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"Treasure Island" - Robert Louis Stevenson

Have you ever dreamed of “ Treasure map” ?
I have made it with my friends when I was a little girl. It reminds me of feeling how excited I was….even I didn’t have any real treasure like everybody wants.

A young boy who has been living quietly by the sea…..His name is Jim Hawkins.
One day , he got a “Treasure map” . He found out that it was Captain Flint’s who was the richest pirate in the West Indies. He got some companies and they left Bristol where they lived. Jim thought everything was going to be fine.

But they were getting split and finally started fighting and killing each other for Treasure. I know the people sometimes lose their moral principles from greed. It is very sad but if you were there…..What would you do? Did you give them your map if you are the person who had a map? I don’t know….I am human, so I might have fought with them if I have a chance to be rich. I also don’t want to die. If I don’t fight with them, I will be killed by them.

He was young boy, but fortunately for him, he was a man of high courage. He had never scared and given up. In addition, he still had a few friends who he could believe and fight together. They were always calm, smart, and patient. I am sure it helped him a lot. The key found a Treasure was a guy who lived in Treasure Island. I didn’t expect that. Nobody knows who and what is going to help us.

A human can be change anytime. I believe there is no bad person like never been able to be change.
I Just think this is how human is. We can’t live alone. I am very glad that they came back to home town with friends and…..” Treasure ”.

If you read “ TRESURE ISLAND”,
I hope you find your own Treasure in your life!!


by Misato Mizota

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