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Tag: Miri Masuda

Book review: 『お茶の時間』by Miri Masuda

Miri Masuda’s manga are great for Japanese learners! In the autobiographical manga『お茶の時間』Miri Masuda talks about the thoughts and things she experiences in cafes.

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  • Cover of 99%の誘拐.
    99%の誘拐 by Futari Okajima (岡嶋二人)
  • Cover of 无证之罪
    无证之罪 by Zijin Chen (紫金陈)
Latest posts in the Fediverse:

#3GoodThings
👩🏻‍💻 Someone asked a question on my blog and I answered.
🌶️ Eating non spicy green peppers (오이고추) with a dipping sauce.
🎧 Listened to an audiobook in Chinese (a detective story for children), it’s much harder than reading! But it’s fun to try to catch some words and sentences.

1 December 2023 @ 2:10 pm

#3GoodThings
😌 After being woken up during the night by the emergency alert (quite a scary experience), I am grateful for an uneventful day! (The alert was for a 4.0 earthquake in Gyeongju).
📖 Finished my Chinese novel!!
🧘🏻‍♀️ Workout.

30 November 2023 @ 2:17 pm

I finished 无证之罪 by 紫金陈 (The Untouched Crime by Zijin Chen, translated by Michelle Deeter)!
Not only was it 100% the kind of stories I enjoy reading, but it was also easy to read, and using vocabulary I’m familiar with.
It reminded me of Keigo Higashino, not just because the pattern and style felt similar, but because Higashino is the first author I read in Japanese. Now I have a similar experience with Chinese!

30 November 2023 @ 8:40 am

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  • Reading in Traditional Chinese with zhuyinNovember 28, 2023
    I finished my first novel in Chinese. I read in Traditional Chinese, and my e-book could display the Zhuyin, which made reading much easier.
  • Reading in ChineseOctober 19, 2023
    Update on the books that I have tried to read, am reading, and will read in Chinese.

Latest book reviews

Cover of 十字架のカルテ.

Book review:『十字架のカルテ』by Mikito Chinen

Author: Mikito Chinen (知念実希人)

An engrossing book that tackles the topics of retribution, justice and mental illness.

Cover of 白い衝動.

『白い衝動』by Katsuhiro Go

Author: Katsuhiro Go (呉勝浩)

Even though I found the main character difficult to understand, I really enjoyed this book for its engrossing plot and interesting topics.

Cover of シャイロックの子供たち.

Book review: 『シャイロックの子供たち』by Jun Ikeido

Author: Jun Ikeido (池井戸潤)

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