An engrossing book that tackles the topics of retribution, justice and mental illness.
Book review: 『シャイロックの子供たち』by Jun Ikeido
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.
Book review: 『オレたちバブル入行組』by Jun Ikeido
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,..
Book review: 『名もなき毒』 by Miyuki Miyabe
Second book in the Saburo Sugimura series, this novel is quite slow and felt very long. I liked it overall, and I want to continue the series, but it is not my favourite detective novel.
Book review: 『聖女の救済』 by Keigo Higashino
This is the 5th book of the Galileo series but only the second novel (with The Devotion of Suspect X). This is an excellent howdunnit that has been translated into English by Alexander O. Smith under the title Salvation of a Saint
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...
Book review: 『日本沈没２０２０』 by Toshio Yoshitaka
This is the novelisation of the anime series on Netflix 『日本沈没２０２０』.
Book review: 『容疑者Ｘの献身』 by Keigo Higashino
The Devotion of Suspect X is one of my favourite books of crime fiction ever! Highly recommended!
Book review: 『予知夢』 by Keigo Higashino
This collection of five short stories is the second book in the Galileo series. The short stories were first published between 1998 and 2000 in the magazine オール読物 (よみもの). Review This second book in the Galileo series is slightly different from the first one, 『探偵ガリレオ』. In my review of this first volume, I said that physics-related..
Book review: 『探偵ガリレオ』 by Keigo Higashino
Reading Keigo Higashino after quite a long time really feels good. I am always amazed at how good his short stories are. Even in a reduced number of pages you get all the thrill of a good crime novel. The short stories of 『探偵ガリレオ』 all follow a similar pattern with detective Kusanagi investigating a murder..
Book review: 『ファーストラヴ』by Rio Shimamoto
This novel won the Naoki Prize in 2018. Even though the plot was interesting, I was not able to feel involved in the story and did not like the characters.
Book review: 『マチネの終わりに』by Keiichiro Hirano
This novel is a best-seller in Japan and has been adapted into film in 2019. It tells the love story between Satoshi Makino and Yoko Komine. Satoshi, 38 years old, is a talented guitarist of classical music. After one of his concerts, he meets the reporter Yoko Komine, 40 years old, who lives in Paris..