Yukiya Shoji is a prolific author of fiction who wrote several mystery novels including the series "Tokyo Bandwagon" (東京バンドワゴン). 『駐在日記』 was first published in 2017 and got its first pocket edition this year (2020). There is a second volume entitled 『あの日にかえりたい』(published in 2019), which seems to be the direct following of 『駐在日記』. It is certainly..
June wrap-up and reading challenge update!
I haven't read that much in June compared to the previous months, but I still managed to complete my June challenge of 4 books. I read two books of the Galileo series, one children's book with furigana and one novelisation. Finished! Galileo series 2 and 3: 『予知夢』 and 『容疑者Ｘの献身』 by Keigo Higashino (東野圭吾) I found..
Inhae reads the news: June 2020
The three topics I chose to study this month are: the George Floyd protests, the death of Shigeru Yokota and North Korea’s threats.
Book review: 『運転者』by Yasushi Kitagawa
Introduction Yasushi Kitagawa is a popular writer of fiction. His works are translated in several Asian countries and all his books have amazing reviews on Amazon. He also has a beautiful website that includes a blog updated every day and even an online shop where you can buy Kitagawa coffee... Review 『運転者』 is a light..
Book review: 『ぼくはイエローでホワイトで、ちょっとブルー』by Mikako Brady
『ぼくはイエローでホワイトで、ちょっとブルー』is a nonfiction book published in 2019 (a bunko edition has since been released). It is divided in 16 short chapters (around 15 pages each). Review I bought 『ぼくはイエローでホワイトで、ちょっとブルー』because it had amazing reviews on Amazon, it won prizes for nonfiction, and most of all, because I was interested in (what I thought would be) the..
Book review: 『いま、会いにゆきます』by Takuji Ichikawa
A story about love, family and grief adapted into films by Korean director Lee Jang-hoon (지금 만나러 갑니다).
Book review: 『無人島に生きる十六人』 by Kunihiko Sugawa
When the Ryusui maru run aground in Pearl and Hermes Atoll in 1899, its 16 crew members had to find a way to survive on a small deserted island.
May wrap up: starting the Galileo series!
I finished two short novels and I am starting the Galileo series by Keigo Higashino!
Book review: 『霧のむこうのふしぎな町』by Sachiko Kashiwaba
Illustrations: Hiromi Sugita 杉田比呂美 Aoitori (青い鳥文庫) is a collection of books for children. This book has complete furigana and targets primary school readers: 小学中級から. A lot of kanji words are written in hiragana only, the font is rather big, and there is a lot of space between the lines. 『霧のむこうのふしぎな町』 inspired Hayao Miyazaki who wanted..
Inhae reads the news: May 2020
This month main topic is the revision of the Public Prosecutor’s Office Law.
Book review: 『ぼくらの七日間戦争』 by Osamu Soda
First published in 1985, 『ぼくらの七日間戦争』 is the first novel of the series ぼくら. I am not completely sure, but I think that the series follows the same characters over the years, as they grow up. In 『ぼくらの七日間戦争』, the protagonist Eiji and his classmates are in first year of middle school. We apparently follow them through..
Reading Journal: May 2020
I am currently reading one nonfiction book and a novel that I find very easy to read. I also finished 4 books since April 15th!