Penguin
Book was interesting at the beginning but somehow felt like I could had read the rest on wikipedia. I liked that the author included how emoji started in Japan and included emoji throughout the book to specifically tell the reader 'I mean this emoji' but think it was a bit underwhelming at the later half of the book. I personally think the author could had used better examples about emoji usage from around the world instead of only focusing on celebrities or US-UK examples but I understand being based in a different country might have its challenges. The repeated arguments in the book about racism and representation was a bit bland and definitely focused on western reading audience. I also felt like the author could had tied the ending better to relate it back to Japan to nicely wrap it up.
Book was interesting at the beginning but somehow felt like I could had read the rest on wikipedia. I liked that the author included how emoji started in Japan and included emoji throughout the book to specifically tell the reader 'I mean this emoji' but think it was a bit underwhelming at the later half of the book. I personally think the author could had used better examples about emoji usage from around the world instead of only focusing on celebrities or US-UK examples but I understand being based in a different country might have its challenges. The repeated arguments in the book about racism and representation was a bit bland and definitely focused on western reading audience. I also felt like the author could had tied the ending better to relate it back to Japan to nicely wrap it up.
Great book with great writing about the deep sea.
Great book with great writing about the deep sea.
