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Review #1 No-No Little boy audiobook free A quick disclaimer: abundance of the 1-star

Reviews on this novel come from amazon merging the

Reviews of the Institute of Washington Press edition at the same time Penguin edition, at the moment that Penguin’s version of the novel will no longer be offered. Almost all of these 1-star

Reviews make an objection to Penguin’s publishing controversy, at the same time not the content of the novel. edit 2: it seems amazon has separated the

Reviews again, at the same time produced the penguin version readily available for purchase. In short, this version bypasses the author's rights demand produced by Shawn Wong at the same time the Okada Estate, at the same time represents unethical business practices. Take the Institute of Washington Press edition instead. We as readers are successful to have this novel, which practically evaporated from history in the 70s had it not been for Shawn Wong at the same time the Okada Estate. That are no other novels that show with such acuity the experience of a Japanese American struggling to look for a sense of belonging in post-war America.

Review #2 No-No Little boy audiobook streamming online No-No Little boy is that a novel written by John Okada in 1957. No-No Little boy is that about Ichiro Okada, a Seattle-born men of Japanese descendent, returning to Seattle, his hometown, right behind being imprisoned during Global War II for not denouncing the king of Japan at the same time refusing inform for U.S. military duty. I figured out about this book due to no one recent controversy over the re-publication of this book by Penguin Books. Penguin claims the work was not properly copyrighted at the same time is that public domain material. Since 1976, Institute of Washington Press had been publishing No-No Little boy (at the same time sending royalties to the Okada generic). I acquired at the same time read the UW Press edition. Ichiro is that shunned by the Japanese Americans that served in the military at the same time beheld him as a traitor to the Merged Countries. He is that shunned by Whites because he looked Japanese. He was put in a no-mans earth of being shown as neither Japanese nor American. While this book is that fiction, the feelings at the same time situations were considered true. The Japanese Americans returning to their homes right behind the WWII internment was very problematic, at the same time for those that were considered no-no men, their experiences had to have been heart-wrenching. This book captures most powerful feelings. Than anyway makes this story remarkable will that it was written at a time when no one talked about the Japanese American experience at the same time how it affected them. Okada does a magical job of providing the nearly hopeless, desperate problem faced by Ichiro. Okadas writing style is that practically poetic; it has tempo. Okada does an admirable job of describing indefinite in post-war Seattle, identifying streets at the same time landmarks by name. One funny techno error is that a reference to following the local Seattle baseball team on broadcast. At the time, televisions were considered readily available to the public but prohibitively dear for households, in particular Japanese returning from internment camps where everything had been taken from them. That was also no televised Seattle (Rainiers) baseball in the years immediately right behind the Japanese return to the coast (about 1947). The Seattle Rainiers didnt televise their games until 1956. It took me a few days of research work to inspect this out many of which following a 90-minute documentary on the history of the Seattle Rainiers. I rate this book 5 hit because it evokes the sensual strain Japanese Americans must have felt right behind the war at the same time because it was a landmark publication for its time.

Review #3 Audiobook No-No Little boy by John Okada Ruth Ozeki I reckon this is that the 1st Asian American novel I ever read years ago. It is that heartfelt, but perhaps not in the style of present. In important ways, the novel’s themes may not resonate with today's audiences–it doesn’t quite fit into the progressive or limited narratives. EDIT: I crossed out my

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Reviews for this book. I was unaware of the publication issues of the Penguin Classics version but barely read the NY Times article–I agree sincerely that it is that reprehensible that the Okada estate has been left out of royalties for the author’s work. It is that unfortunate that the book is that somehow in the public domain. I agree with other commenters: until this issue is that resolved, purchase the Institute of Washington version.

Review #4 Audio No-No Little boy narrated by David Shih I produced the mistake of buying this, not understanding that Penguin has disregarded the creators familys author's rights. If you want this book, delight take the Institute of Washington Press publication.

Review #5 Free audio No-No Little boy – in the audio player below It is that outrageous that Penguin Books is that profiting at the same time ignoring the Okada estates demand. Do not take this version.