The Emperor of Any Place

This book has been waiting beside the bed for ages. The minute I heard Tim Wynne-Jones had a new book out I ordered it, I promote his books a lot at school to our Yr 10 students who like something meaty and quirky. This book was initially a little intimidating, would this grab me? Would it work stru......more

After his father suddenly dies, Evan Griffin, 16, discovers he had been reading a book written by a Japanese soldier named Isamu Ōshiro, who found himself stranded on a small island in the Pacific during World War II. The book is a memoir of his life on the island, which he called Kokoro-Jima, and i......more

Rating: 2/5 ***Minor spoilers*** After Evan's father passes away, he receives a call asking if his father has read a certain book. Evan finds this book on his father's desk, and becomes curious as to what it contains. It turns out to be the journal of a Japanese soldier during WWII, who became strande......more

I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I can start with the pros: overall well written. Evan, the main character, is developed pretty well. He's typical for a 17 year old boy, and I enjoyed his dry humor. He isn't the popular type nor the loner type, just your average kid. This book is a "story in......more

This novel is a historical fiction, that makes you want to believe it was real. It centers around the memoir of Isamu Oshiro, a japanese soldier and Derwoord Kraf an American soldier during World War 2. The memoir was mainly Isamu, he is writing to his wife, Hisako. The memoir never reached her thou......more