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Author: Jun Ikeido (池井戸潤)

Cover of シャイロックの子供たち.

Book review: 『シャイロックの子供たち』by Jun Ikeido

Inhae March 11, 2024

Not my favourite Jun Ikeido but still an engrossing read that tackles typical problems that bank employees are facing before turning into a real mystery.

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Cover of “Ore tachi babulu nyukogumi”. The cover is a drawing of a salaryman seen from behind. He is holding his jacket over his shoulder and his looking at a building across the street.

Book review: 『オレたちバブル入行組』by Jun Ikeido

Inhae March 11, 2024

This is the 4th Jun Ikeido I read and one of my favourite so far! I discovered that the author entered the bank in 1988, the same year than Naoki Hanzawa, the protagonist. Jun Ikeido also belonged to the バブル入行組, so the feeling of disenchantment that experience Hanzawa and his friends has certainly been witnessed,..

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『七つの会議』by Jun Ikeido

Inhae March 11, 2024

A nice corporate thriller, but also my least favourite Jun Ikeido so far, especially because one chapter felt quite weak to me.

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Book review: 『空飛ぶタイヤ』 by Jun Ikeido

Inhae February 6, 2024

An engrossing corporate novel and by far my favourite book read this year. I highly recommend it!

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Book review: 『アキラとあきら』 by Jun Ikeido

Inhae October 18, 2024

My first ever business novel and one of my favourite books read in Japanese!

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