I have several projects and challenges for 2022! Read in more languages, read more in Korean… and a big reading project for Japanese 🙂
Book review:『走れ外科医』by Yujiro Nakayama
To me, this book is by far the weakest of the series and I felt much disappointed when reading it. I still like the series overall and recommend to try the first novel!
November wrap up
3 Japanese books and 1 Koran novel read this month! I am also close to completing my reading challenge for the year 🙂
Book review: 『少年探偵団｜黒蜥蜴』by Edogawa Rampo
This book contains two of the most famous novels by Edogawa Rampo: the Black Lizard and the Boy Detectives Club. I enjoyed both, but I found the Boy Detectives Club to be more engrossing and exciting, even though it is written for children.
October wrap up: only two books read
I only read two books this month, but they were both entertaining and on the easy side.
Book review: 『完全犯罪に猫は何匹必要か？』by Tokuya Higashigawa
This is the third book of the Ikagawa series, and it’s very good if you like mystery novels with a lighter tone and a lot of humour that still delivers an engrossing detective case .
Book review: 『ベスト8ミステリーズ2017』edited by the Mystery Writers of Japan
I really recommend this book if you are looking for mystery short stories and want to discover new authors!
Book review: 『大金塊｜怪人二十面相』by Edogawa Rampo
This book contains two short novels from the Boy Detectives Club series. Even though they are books for children, they were very pleasant to read!
『人間豹』by Edogawa Rampo
This novel is about the confrontation between Kogoro Akechi and a mysterious man leopard. It was an entertaining read, not my favourite but quite good.
Book review: 『黄金仮面』 by Edogawa Rampo
This novel is one of my least favourite of the series so far. I found the end quite good, but the novel also felt very repetitive after a while.
September wrap up
To illustrate September, I drew my collection of succulents. It’s a new hobby of mine, so I hope that I will be able to add new members to the family and keep them healthy. As for books, I have read 4 this month, included my Kogoro Akechi for September. 『大金塊｜怪人二十面相』by Edogawa Rampo (江戸川乱歩) For some..
Book review: 『ひと』 by Fuminori Onodera
ひとis a nice story showing that one is never alone, and that there are always good people ready to help and share. But for a prize winner, I was expecting a little more from this novel.