Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan Audiobook

" Great stuff. Read it quickly and it was hard to put down. Interesting from the perspective of someone living in Japan and illuminating a lot of little-known dark sides to the culture. Not sure how interesting it would be to someone not interested in the country. Seedy. "

" Nice read. The last chapter is the most exciting bites. Recommended! "

" At over halfway through this book I really don't want it to end any time soon. The author reads his work easily, and it feels like someone familiar telling you a story with just enough background information to make sure you're in the loop. It is some of the best non-fiction I've read in a long time. "

" I thought this book was amazing and very informative. As an American who only sees Tokyo through TV or in a magazine, I never thought of the alternative lifestyles and crimes that are taking place. Although the story was very interesting and kept me turning the page, I would have liked to get a little more background on the author. And call me nosy but I really wanted him to elaborate on his family or maybe how his wife felt about his decisions and how it affected their lives. Besides that I thought the book was great and I didn't want it to end. I'm definitely going to read more material about gangs and organized crime in Japan. "

" A fascinating look into the life of an organized crime reporter in Japan. What I found particularly interesting was the story behind the story -- the one that came from reading between the lines. This is a side of Japan that I did not experience, and frankly am glad I didn't. "

" this would be an amazing movie. "

" An excellent insider/outsider's look at the seedy Tokyo underworld. Jake Adelstein is an excellent storyteller, if still a little unsteady at the long form of a book, rather than the newspaper articles he wrote for a decade. It even has a real-life twist at the end! Highly recommended. "

" I had hopes for this, but it didn't really work. Lots of great anecdotal material but when you close the book you don't feel you've really experienced the Tokyo underworld. David Mitchell's number9dream did a better job, and that was so fictional it was sometimes semi-hallucinatory. "

" mildly amusing ...but thats abt it i am thinking of giving up half way ..dont know what the fuss was abt "

" It shows the dark side that can't be seen "

" Definitely entertaining, but more from the subject and not the writing. Somewhat meandering "

" A very interesting book. I don't read a lot of non fiction but I enjoyed this one. I was ready for it to be over but it did hold my attention. Non fiction fans might really enjoy this one. "

" Blazed through it, fascinating to read about a part of Japan I never experienced. "

" A fascinating look at Japan's journalism, vice and organized crime scenes. Adelstein's tone is near noir, but with enough self-depreciating humor to keep himself and the reader grounded. "

" A fascinating look into the world of the Yakuza, Japan's organized criminal organizations from the point of view of a gaijin reporter. "

" Incredibly informative. Adelstein's got balls the size of church bells. "

" Fascinating look into the dark side of Japan. "

" Quite an interesting view of the Yakuza and crime in Japan... "

" I thought I knew about the yakuza. I was wrong. Jake Adelstein knows the organization inside out. The gripping story of a journalist who goes after his story. Tokyo Vice is a true page-turner. "

" Read this in pretty much one sitting, finishing up at 2.30 in the morning. Totally engrossing read. I particularly enjoyed the writing style and the manner of which Adelstein describe things. "

" This book might deserve more than 3 stars - I struggled to get through it, but mostly because I am not a fan of non-fiction. It reads like a magazine article - a 300-page article. All in all, it's an interesting memoir, but the style of writing did not hold my interest enough. "

" Quick read about an American Jew who gets a job working on the police beat for Japan's largest newspaper and ends up as an expert on human trafficing and the yakuza. The good, the bad and the ugly of journalism and human nature. "

" It was certainly very interesting and very graphic in places which sometimes made for an uncomfortable read. It dragged a little near the end but definitely worth finishing. "