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Month: August 2020

Book review: 『JR上野駅公園口』 by Miri Yu

『JR上野駅公園口』 has been widely praised since the English translation came out. I did not enjoy reading this book however, I tried to explain why in this review.

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Japanese news

Inhae reads the news: August 2020

I only had time for two topics this month: Korean court ruling on forced labour victims: aftermaths 75th anniversary of

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Book review: 『日本沈没2020』 by Toshio Yoshitaka

This is the novelisation of the anime series on Netflix 『日本沈没2020』.

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Read in Japanese

Read in Japanese with novelisations

Novelisations can be a good way to get into reading books in Japanese! I have read 『君の名は。』 and 『そして父になる』 to see how these books can be used by Japanese learners to improve their reading skills.

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Book review: 『容疑者Xの献身』 by Keigo Higashino

The Devotion of Suspect X is one of my favourite books of crime fiction ever! Highly recommended!

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Book review: 『おれがあいつであいつがおれで』 by Hisashi Yamanaka

Schoolmates Kazuo and Kazumi wake up in each other’s body and try their best to fit in their new environment while looking for a way to go back to their former self… An engrossing, funny and touching story!

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reading journal

July wrap up: light novel, literary prize winner, nonfiction, manga…

I read 3 novels, one nonfiction book, a novella and a manga in July!

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Currently reading

  • Cover of 寝台特急殺人事件. The cover illustration is a picture of a train wagon taken at night. There is a logo on the train that represents a blue bird with the name はやぶさ written on it.
  • Cover of 김대리가 죽었대. The cover illustration depicts a city with tall buildings at night or dawn. There are lights on several floors.
Latest posts in the Fediverse:

#3GoodThings
🎉 Enjoying the Holidays!
📖 Bought a new book, and I’m looking forward to starting it this weekend.
🌳 Walk in the woods. It was quite pleasant and refreshing. Also saw a squirrel, but I was not quick enough to take a picture of it, so instead, this is just a picture of the trail we took.

28 September 2023 @ 12:36 pm

I finished the short story 냉장고와 넷플릭스 (Refrigerator & Netflix) by 홍지운 (Hong Jiun), a funny story of a ghost in a refrigerator. It’s from a short stories collection with the same title. With this I have already read my two short stories for this week! #Korean #ReadingChallenge

28 September 2023 @ 10:46 am

I could not resist buying Bora Chung (정보라)’s new novel!
The promotion material says that both author Kim Choyeop (김초엽) and translator Anton Hur recommend it.
@mollymay5000 Thank you for recommending this author! I still haven’t got around to reading Cursed Bunny, and I think I’ll start with this novel instead. It’s apparently a SF thriller on the theme of pain, so quite a heavy topic. #Korean

28 September 2023 @ 8:31 am

  • Black and white drawing of a cat resting its head on a pile of books. There are house plants on each side of the pile of books.
    Korean reading challengeSeptember 26, 2023
    In this post, I’m talking about my Korean reading challenge and go through several collections of short stories I bought for this challenge.

Latest book reviews

Cover of 背いて故郷. The cover illustration depicts a round rearview mirror on a grey sky. In the reflection of the mirror, there is a man standing near a road.

Book review:『背いて故郷』by Tatsuo Shimizu

Author: Tatsuo Shimizu (志水辰夫)

One of the rare hardboiled novels that I enjoyed reading, 背いて故郷 starts with an engrossing investigation which turns into more action in the second hal

Cover of チョコレートゲーム. The focus of the cover image is a small desk and two chairs facing the desk, typically the kind that are used in classrooms. On the table there is some kind of board game involving chocolate bars. There are also bank notes and chocolate around it.

Book review:『チョコレートゲーム』by Futari Okajima

Author: Futari Okajima (岡嶋 二人)

チョコレートゲーム is an engrossing mystery with a fast pace. Recommended!

渇きの町 (かわきのまち)

Book review:『渇きの街』by Kenzo Kitakata

Author: Kenzo Kitakata (北方謙三)

Even though 渇きの街 won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and has overall good reviews, it was not a book that I enjoyed reading, mainly because I disli

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