9th book in the Kyoichiro Kaga series, this novel features Kaga’s cousin Matsumiya. Together, they work on a murder case that is far more complex than it seems…
November wrap up: Nonfiction! (and 2 novels)
I participated in Nonfiction November and read 4 books of nonfiction in Japanese 🙂
Book review: 『本を読む人だけが手にするもの』 by Kazuhiro Fujihara
I will say it plainly: I didn't like this book. Reading it was a waste of time, the author kept bragging about himself, I haven't learned anything, and I felt insulted by the author. "I am such a great person" type of book The point of the book is to show the importance of reading,..
Book review: 『探偵さえいなければ』 by Tokuya Higashigawa
Highly recommended if you are looking for fun detective stories!
Book haul!
A book haul of 15 Japanese books!
Book review: 『蹴りたい背中』 by Risa Wataya
This is Risa Wataya's second and best known novel who won her the Akutagawa Prize at the age of 19. My previous experience with Risa Wataya's books has not been exciting. I read 『勝手にふるえてろ』in translation but remember not being impressed by it. More recently, I read 『私をくいとめて』 in Japanese and, similarly, did not find it very..
Book review: 『ガリレオの苦悩』 by Keigo Higashino
This is the fourth book in the Galileo series. It is a collection of five short stories. Four of the short stories were first published in various magazines and one was written for the book edition, which was first published in 2008. As far as I know, this book has not been translated into English...
October wrap up and Nonfiction November
I only read two novels in October, but one of them was very long and rather challenging!
Book review: 『いたいのいたいの、とんでゆけ』by Sugaru Miaki
A beautiful story of love and revenge with lovable characters and some unexpected turns. Recommended!
Book review: 『六番目の小夜子』 by Riku Onda
Riku Onda is a prolific author who won the Naoki Prize in 2017 for her novel 『蜜蜂と遠雷』. 『六番目の小夜子』 is the author’s debut novel. Review 『六番目の小夜子』 has overall positive reviews on Amazon, but it is hard for me to understand why... Maybe some reviews are from readers who love Riku Onda and enjoyed reading her debut..
September wrap up: 4 books less on my TBR!
I managed to read 4 books from my TBR pile in September! I can’t wait to order new books now!
Book review: 『11文字の殺人』 by Keigo Higashino
『11文字の殺人』 is one of Keigo Higashino's first novels. It was first published in 1990 and got a new bunko edition this year (2020) with a new design cover and a bigger font. Review This book is a real page-turner. I found it very easy to read, the kind of books where I am able to read..