Susan S. (saltybird) reviewed Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West on
Having lived in Japan, this book opened my eyes to how life really is in this wonderful country. I could not put this book down.
Marcia C. reviewed Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West on + 625 more book reviews
This is an incisive and engrossing description of Confucian values and the drive for social cohesion in Japan. The author, a correspondent for the Washington Post, would have you believe that his observations about Japan apply to all of Asia. However, I lived in China for a year and do not feel his points apply to today's mainland China very much, if at all. Nevertheless, it's a great read if you're interested in Japan.
