This detective novel won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award, but I found it underwhelming and not satisfactory.
Book review: 『顔』by Seicho Matsumoto
This is a collection of five short stories by Seicho Matsumoto. They were easy to read and entertaining, I highly recommend this book for mystery lovers.
Book review: 『狐の鶏』by Jokichi Hikage
This is a collection of 5 short stories. The first one won the Mystery Writer of Japan Award
February wrap-up
I read 7 books in February!
Book review: 『不連続殺人事件』by Ango Sakaguchi
This is the only detective novel written by Ango Sakaguchi: a complex whodunnit where the reader has all the elements in hand to find the solution.
Korean mini book reviews #1
Mini reviews of 4 Korean books I read lately.
January wrap up
I started my MWJ Award project and overall, I had an excellent reading month in January 🙂
Book Review: 『本陣殺人事件』by Seishi Yokomizo
First winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1948), this novel is a classic locked-room mystery and the first case of young detective Kosuke Kindaichi.
2022 reading project, reading challenge and reading journal
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.