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Korean reading challenge

In this post, I’m talking about my Korean reading challenge and go through several collections of short stories I bought for this challenge.

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I am on Mastodon!

I’ve been using Mastodon for 10 days, and I like it more than Twitter. If you’re there also, please come and say hi!

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Reading update and November plans

I am only reading one Japanese book at the moment, but I am waiting for two books to arrive (I ordered them last week!).

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Finished two books, started two more!

I finished two books, one Korean and one Japanese (loved them both!). I also started a Korean zombie novel and a Japanese crime mystery,

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Currently reading: one easy and one difficult book

I am very happy with the Korean book I am reading for the #22tlreadingchallenge: an engrossing detective story that is very easy to read. However, I am struggling with my Japanese book, the 1973 winner of the MWJ award: complex story with a lot of difficult words…

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September readings

I read two winners of the MWJ award and I am halfway through the third one!

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August readings

I mainly read in Korean this month, but I did finish the Kaga series by Keigo Higashinot! I also finished a whole chapter of a book in Chinese, a huge achievement!

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July readings

I am currently waiting for the Summer to end, and the good news is that July is over! I haven’t

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June readings

I read six books this months (three in Japanese) and managed to keep pace with my reading challenges 🙂

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Mid-month update

Little update on all the books I am reading at the moment. It is a way for me to refocus on the books that I want to finish this month.

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  • 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.
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I haven’t read as much as I wanted today, but I did finish the first chapter of 고통에 관하여 by Bora Chung (정보라), and I only have one chapter left in 寝台特急殺人事件 by Kyotaro Nishimura (西村 京太郎), so I’ll be able to finish it tomorrow. #ReadingUpdate
Also waiting for my planner to become available 🐈… #caturday #CatsOfMastodon

30 September 2023 @ 9:00 am

#3GoodThings
🏡 Day at home.
📖 Started a Korean novel. I had to look up a lot of words so I haven’t progressed much (only read 30 pages), but things start to get smoother.
🪛There was a problem with my aquarium light that I managed to solve, so everything is working well now.

29 September 2023 @ 11:49 am

#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

  • 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 白光. Cover illustration: a background of blurred leaves with white light coming through them and pink flowers on the foreground.

Book review: 『白光』by Mikihiko Renjo

Author: Mikihiko Renjo (連城三紀彦)

A really great book if you like mysteries that deal with psychology and family secrets.

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!

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