[YuriTokoro]

Originally Posted by Columbine

I'm very late to this party but I have something to add about the phrase 'curious natures'.

Hi, Columbine.
Thanks for your in-depth explanations.

So the case is "Because of this (advice from his father), I don't judge people I meet right away, which has meant that I've met some really unusual people, and also some terribly boring ones."

I got it.
Curious natures can mean really unusual people. Thanks.

So be careful because you'll get more misinformation for this type of language than you would do normally.

Unfortunately, I don’t understand English enough, so I can’t tell what misinformation is if someone tells me some ackamaracka

As for books, if you speak/talk like Jane Austen today, you'll sound very odd. Scott Fitzgerald died in the 1940's, that's pre WW2! He might be a 'modern' writer in terms of era, but his English is old; do people in Japan still speak and write like they did in 1940?

No, we don’t speak like them.
You are right.

If you can, try and find something that was published in the last 10 years. If you let me know the kind of book you want, I can maybe suggest some titles.

Please help me and suggest some.
I’d like to read a book which is narrated from the first-person standpoint.
Not young or casual. (I prefer polite English.)
A lot of conversations as much as possible.
A book which has been translated into Japanese (this is a must), and has its audio book will be great. (I want to listen to pronunciation.)

Thanks a lot!