I am reading two Japanese novels and I started reading Harry Potter in Japanese! I also discovered the band Yonawo.
JLPT Journal #1: pick up resources
A presentation of the books I will be using to prepare the JLPT N1. I also explain why I chose them.
My blog in 2019
A quick announcement about the format of my blog in 2019
Blog Winter Holiday!
I am taking a little break on the blog! I am busy reading all the tips I can find on the web to prepare for JLPT N1, and I will certainly order some books next week: novels and JLPT textbooks for 2019! Happy end of the year!
Book Review: 『リカーシブル』by Honobu Yonezawa
I have finished 『リカーシブル』by Honobu Yonezawa (米澤穂信), and with it, I have completed both my reading challenge for the year and my goals for the month of December. A novel with various themes 「この街は確かに、どこかおかしい」(p.394) Haruka, her mother and younger brother Satoru have to move back to the mother's native little town. While Haruka, who starts..
A year of reading in Japanese
For my last Monday post of the year, I would like to look back on the books I have read this year in Japanese! My favourite books (story only) If I only take the story into account, without considering the language level, I would say that my favourite books this year are: 『豆の上で眠る』by Kanae MINATO...
Book Review: 『往復書簡』by Kanae Minato
『往復書簡』(おうふくしょかん) is a collection of four epistolary short stories by Kanae Minato (湊かなえ) published by 幻冬舎文庫 (げんとうしゃぶんこ). A journey to the past With the exception of the fourth story, which is very short and a little different than the others, the three main short stories all follow a similar pattern: several people who share a..
Book review: 『手紙』by Keigo Higashino
It took me a long time to read it, but I finally finished the novel 『手紙』by Keigo Higashino (東野圭吾)! Reference: 『手紙』(てがみ), by 東野圭吾 (ひがしのけいご), published by 文春文庫 (ぶんしゅんぶんこ). The story 「差別はね、当然なんだよ」 p317 This novel is not a detective novel, the only murder occurs in the prologue and there won't be any police investigation afterwards. 『手紙』is..
2019: More Books! JLPT N1?
It is time to plan my studies for next year! (I know it's a little early, but I cannot wait!) More easy books, more difficult books. I have greatly enjoyed 2018: finally, I was able to read a wider range of novels, mysteries and detective stories. I could go on like that in 2019, but..
Book review: 『ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖』by En Mikami
(I don't usually post book reviews on Friday, but I will certainly take some holidays at the end of the month, so if I want to publish all my book reviews before the end of the year, I will have to post twice a week!) I have finished 『ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖』by En MIKAMI (三上延) and I loved..
Book Review: 『探偵倶楽部』by Keigo Higashino
There are 5 short detective stories in 『探偵倶楽部』(The Membership Detective Club - たんていくらぶ) by Keigo HIGASHINO (東野圭吾) and I loved every single one of them! The stories all feature the Membership Detective Club, but the detectives are not the protagonists. The stories mainly focus on the people that are involved or find themselves involved in..
My progress in 2018
We are in December, time to look back on the year and see what progress I have made! 2017's hardcore study vs 2018's relaxed tempo I feel that I haven't worked as hard in 2018 that I did in 2017. When I say "work hard" I mainly mean learning tons of vocabulary and spend a..