In his book, author and journalist Kiyoshi Shimizu recounts in detail how he investigated the Ashikaga murder case and showed that evidence collected against Toshikazu Sugaya was flawed. An engrossing read about one of Japan’s most know wrongful convictions.
Year: 2021
This novel starts like a simple story of two asocial persons who somehow try to overcome their difficulties together, but it takes a surprising direction and is much more complex than it seems at first. The story is nice, but it was not for me.
A funny yet engrossing locked room mystery and an impressive debut novel.
I read four books in January, including the first book of the Kogoro Akechi series, by Edogawa Rampo.
As a fan of classic detective stories, I loved this book! It is a collection of five short stories that introduce Kogoro Akechi, Japan’s first recurring fictional detective.
A short but engrossing novel that lets us share an intern’s daily life as he struggles to turn his years of medical study into practice.
This book is about Adlerian psychology but presented in a very easy and concrete way.
This book is a collection of interviews between Satoru Iwata and Shigesato Itoi. Highly recommended if you want to know more about Satoru Iwata, if you are a Nintendo fan, if you are interested in the game industry, or simply if you want to hear inspiring anecdotes and episodes about leadership, teamwork, communication, and dreams for the future.
I was overall disappointed with this book as it was not what I was looking for. The content, while being interesting, was very pale compared to what the obi advertised.
My goal for December was to complete my 2020 reading challenge. In order to do this, I needed to read