These are the books I read in May!
April wrap up
I read three winners of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in April, but my favourite books of the month have not been Japanese…
March wrap-up
I managed to read 7 books in March, but many of them have been disappointing. I hope I’ll have more luck in April!
Book review: 『四万人の目撃し』by Yorichika Arima
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 🙂