Tokyo Low Life eBook William Bradbury
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'Tokyo Low Life' takes readers into the mind of Aaron Bradley as he "runs away" to Japan in hopes of finding his purpose in life. Trying to embrace the unknown and live life to the fullest lands him in sometimes dangerous and always humorous situations. After a series of demeaning teaching jobs,as well as an encounter with Japanese crime lords, Aaron realizes that day to day life in the East isn't as romantic as he thought.
Tokyo Low Life eBook William Bradbury
Book Review: Tokyo Low Lifeby William Bradbury
Reviewed by J Bryden Lloyd
Note: I was gifted an advanced copy of this work for an honest read and review. The following, as with all reviews, is my personal opinion of the submitted text.
Writing Style – 3.5/5.0 (Good)
The narrative has a nice, clear flow, though the edit was far from clean which did have an effect from time to time.
Occasionally, the dialogue felt forced and awkward (especially in relation to the two American characters) although in the latter stages of the read, this suddenly seems to improve.
The overall narrative is fairly well balanced and does allow the reader to feel involved. Unfortunately there are a number of drawn-out areas where the read itself feels empty and the characters a little lost.
All-in-all, a good effort.
Character Development – 3.0/5.0 (Okay)
Aaron feels very conflicted as a character, but despite the opportunities opened up by the plot lines, he does not progress through the read.
Yes, we learn a lot about him, and this makes some of the experiences more real, but where you want more, there is – sadly – nothing on offer.
Beyond Aaron, the other characters fail to qualify as anything more than an assortment of two-dimensional, passing outlines.
In fairness, there are those who would say that is fine. For me, if you are going to bring them into the story, then give the reader something to feed off.
Descriptive – 4.0/5.0 (Very Good)
The narrative lends itself nicely to the descriptive elements of the text.
For the most part, this is considered and well constructed, though I did think the author hit a few repetitive brick walls as the read progressed.
Even so, good descriptive kept me involved enough to read the whole work and to like it sufficiently.
Not perfect, but pretty good.
Language & Grammar – 3.0/5.0 (Okay)
There is a fairly consistent amount of work needed to correct quite a few grammatical errors throughout.
A lot of this is simple corrective work which does not seem to have been picked up at all from the early draft work, and this is something that really needs to be targeted.
Use and understanding of language is very good in flashes, but only “okay” for the most part.
Although this didn’t make the book unreadable, it did make some passages feel very flat and stale.
Plot – 3.0/5.0 (Okay) – VERY MINOR SPOILERS
The central plot is, basically, very “grey”.
The cry from the narrative is “I’m stuck in Japan!”, the problem is that it is his own choice to be there, and this seems to kill a lot of the potential.
Where the sub-plots build into something additional, the central plot seems to go into overdrive to stuff it back into a box, returning the read to another level of monotony.
Good events come and go, but the author does not embrace them or utilise them in order to build the character, which is a shame.
The end is just… an ending. There is no great revelation, no happy or sad, no momentum to push the future character on to new things. It just… stops.
Annoyingly, what is there is done very well. It seriously needs a good kick in the pants to make it a bit more interesting.
General – 3.0/5.0 (Okay)
Not really a stand-out cover or title, though it does offer the reader a glimpse of the atmosphere of the content.
This is a long way from my usual reading matter, but despite my many criticisms, it isn’t really a bad read.
Yes, you have to take it for what it is, and not all the humour is… well… humorous. Aaron is a stubborn character with no desire to hear the words “I told you so!” and so he perseveres through a torrid, awkward period of time.
It doesn’t quite make it to 4 Stars for me, and the reviewer who didn’t want to “blather on about literary tripe” has really missed the point entirely, or simply has overlooked issues in favour of throwing out a glowing review.
So, 3 “positive” stars. Not bad, but go into this with your eyes open and you might find enough enjoyment in it.
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Tokyo Low Life eBook William Bradbury Reviews
This series of tightly connected vignettes provides a glimpse into the average life, of an average British ex-pat living in Japan, searching for...something. Like many, this protagonist isn't really sure what he's hoping to find, but at least he's searching. Mr. Bradbury's writing skillfully braids together an almost apologetic hopefullness, a keen observer's eye, and the growing sense of disillusionment one experiences upon realizing whatever they're looking for isn't to be found in the place they're currently inhabiting. Well done, thought-provoking read.
A cracking face paced read that delivers laughs and so much more. I could blather on about a whole bunch of literary tripe like so many other book reviews but that would do a grave disservice to me, you and the author. It's a great story about life. that every average Joe will find something to relate to or reminisce about. Dead set, if you don't picture yourself in at least one of these scenes you must have grown up in a cave. Do yourself favour and read this story you will not be disappointed.
Book Review Tokyo Low Life
by William Bradbury
Reviewed by J Bryden Lloyd
Note I was gifted an advanced copy of this work for an honest read and review. The following, as with all reviews, is my personal opinion of the submitted text.
Writing Style – 3.5/5.0 (Good)
The narrative has a nice, clear flow, though the edit was far from clean which did have an effect from time to time.
Occasionally, the dialogue felt forced and awkward (especially in relation to the two American characters) although in the latter stages of the read, this suddenly seems to improve.
The overall narrative is fairly well balanced and does allow the reader to feel involved. Unfortunately there are a number of drawn-out areas where the read itself feels empty and the characters a little lost.
All-in-all, a good effort.
Character Development – 3.0/5.0 (Okay)
Aaron feels very conflicted as a character, but despite the opportunities opened up by the plot lines, he does not progress through the read.
Yes, we learn a lot about him, and this makes some of the experiences more real, but where you want more, there is – sadly – nothing on offer.
Beyond Aaron, the other characters fail to qualify as anything more than an assortment of two-dimensional, passing outlines.
In fairness, there are those who would say that is fine. For me, if you are going to bring them into the story, then give the reader something to feed off.
Descriptive – 4.0/5.0 (Very Good)
The narrative lends itself nicely to the descriptive elements of the text.
For the most part, this is considered and well constructed, though I did think the author hit a few repetitive brick walls as the read progressed.
Even so, good descriptive kept me involved enough to read the whole work and to like it sufficiently.
Not perfect, but pretty good.
Language & Grammar – 3.0/5.0 (Okay)
There is a fairly consistent amount of work needed to correct quite a few grammatical errors throughout.
A lot of this is simple corrective work which does not seem to have been picked up at all from the early draft work, and this is something that really needs to be targeted.
Use and understanding of language is very good in flashes, but only “okay” for the most part.
Although this didn’t make the book unreadable, it did make some passages feel very flat and stale.
Plot – 3.0/5.0 (Okay) – VERY MINOR SPOILERS
The central plot is, basically, very “grey”.
The cry from the narrative is “I’m stuck in Japan!”, the problem is that it is his own choice to be there, and this seems to kill a lot of the potential.
Where the sub-plots build into something additional, the central plot seems to go into overdrive to stuff it back into a box, returning the read to another level of monotony.
Good events come and go, but the author does not embrace them or utilise them in order to build the character, which is a shame.
The end is just… an ending. There is no great revelation, no happy or sad, no momentum to push the future character on to new things. It just… stops.
Annoyingly, what is there is done very well. It seriously needs a good kick in the pants to make it a bit more interesting.
General – 3.0/5.0 (Okay)
Not really a stand-out cover or title, though it does offer the reader a glimpse of the atmosphere of the content.
This is a long way from my usual reading matter, but despite my many criticisms, it isn’t really a bad read.
Yes, you have to take it for what it is, and not all the humour is… well… humorous. Aaron is a stubborn character with no desire to hear the words “I told you so!” and so he perseveres through a torrid, awkward period of time.
It doesn’t quite make it to 4 Stars for me, and the reviewer who didn’t want to “blather on about literary tripe” has really missed the point entirely, or simply has overlooked issues in favour of throwing out a glowing review.
So, 3 “positive” stars. Not bad, but go into this with your eyes open and you might find enough enjoyment in it.
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