Pre-Owned Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter (Paperback) by Shoko Tendo, Louise Heal

from MandaTheStrange

This was a rather amazing biography. I am not too familiar with the Yakuza so it was interesting to read about Shoko's dark life. In this memoir Shoko envelopes the reader into the murky depths of being brought up within the Yakuza world. Through Shoko's eyes the reader is immersed in her childho...

from mopedronin

The autobiography of a woman who is the daughter of a now deceased yakuza boss. A tale of drugs, sex, and violence from the tender age of 13. Not really a very good book. It was written for an audience that understands what Japan already is (ie the Japanese), so the English translation lacks the ...

from DeltaQueen50

Shoko Tendo grew up as the daughter of a Yakuza boss in 1980's Japan. Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter is her story of those years. While not a particularly well written book, I did admire her brutal honesty and the fact that she doesn't make any excuses for herself, she simply tells...

from mamibunny

This is Shoko Tendo's first book and it is well written. I'm sure it must have been painful for her to relive so much of her past. It's a very interesting bit of history into what the Yakuza are like and being raised around that type of environment.

from nexist

This was an enjoyable read. It's a bit light, as I read it in under four hours, however the litany of drug abuse, abusive relationships and death resonated strongly with me. She manages to avoid the "pity me" trap which so often plagues stories of rough lives and instead gives us a straightforwar...