Published in 2022 by Tokyo Sogensha, this collection contains 9 short stories by Udaru Oshita (大下宇陀児), all published before the war.
Learning Chinese: goals for 2025
Learning Chinese is my main occupation at the moment, so I set 2025 goals specifically for Chinese.
Reading goals for 2025
Some reading goals for 2025, nothing really concrete, just some guidelines for the new year 🙂
December wrap-up
I only read one book in December, but I managed to keep a good Anki streak 🙂
Learning Chinese with Genshin Impact
I’ve been learning Chinese with Genshin Impact for three months now, mostly using Anki and the Pleco dictionary.
November recap
Highlights of November were Arcane season 2 and the Genshin concert. Also managed to get some reading done, but not much…
Life and books update
I’ve spent more time cycling, learning Chinese and playing Genshin Impact than reading in the last couple of months.
New reading project: pre-war Japanese authors of detective fiction
My new (long time) reading project is to explore pre-war Japanese detective fiction!
Book review: 『日本探偵小説全集 1』
One of my reading projects is to read the entire collection of detective novels called 日本探偵小説全集 and published by Sogensha. There are 12 volumes in total. This first volume contains novels and short stories by three authors: Ruiko Kuroiwa (黒岩涙香): 無惨 (むざん) 血の文字 (ちのもじ) Fuboku Kosakai (小酒井不木): 痴人の復讐 (ちじんのふくしゅう) 恋愛曲線 (れんあいきょくせん) 愚人の毒 (ぐじんのどく) 闘争 (とうそう)..
Book review: 『真赤な子犬』by Jokichi Hikage
This humorous mystery is certainly my least favourite book by Jokichi Hikage but still an entertaining read.
Back to reading with short stories
I made a list of short stories (some of them very short!) as reading goal for June. It helps me to get out of my current reading slump.
May reads: a slow month
I haven’t read much in May, I mostly finished novels that I had started in April and read some short stories.