Mystery novel about friendship.
Book review: 『麒麟の翼』 by Keigo Higashino
9th book in the Kyoichiro Kaga series, this novel features Kaga’s cousin Matsumiya. Together, they work on a murder case that is far more complex than it seems…
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..
Book review: 『お茶の時間』by Miri Masuda
Miri Masuda’s manga are great for Japanese learners! In the autobiographical manga『お茶の時間』Miri Masuda talks about the thoughts and things she experiences in cafes.
Book review: 『天使のナイフ』by Gaku Yakumaru
This is Gaku Yakumaru’s debut novel. It won the Edogawa Rampo Prize.
Book review: 『ノルウェイの森』by Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood is the very first novel by Murakami that I read!
Book review: 『追憶の夜想曲』by Shichiri Nakayama
This book is the second volume of the series Mikoshiba (御子柴シリーズ). The series follows lawyer Reiji Mikoshiba (御子柴 礼司), and I think that there are 4 volumes available now. When I bought 『追憶の夜想曲』, I didn't know that it was the second book of a series, and I really wish I had started with the first one,..
Book Review: 『新参者』by Keigo Higashino
『新参者』is the 8th (out of 10) book of the detective Kaga series (加賀シリーズ). The series feature detective Kyoichiro KAGA (加賀恭一郎). The series spans 30 years, the first novel was published in 1986 (it was Higashino's second novel) and the last one was published in 2016. Setting Detective Kyoichiro Kaga has just been dispatched to the police..
Book Review: 『ガーディアン』by Gaku Yakumaru
Gaku Yakumaru is a popular author of mystery novels and thrillers. Recently, one of his novel has been a huge best-seller in Korea (where I live). The novel is 『誓約』 , and I have read and liked it. When I was in Japan for a short trip earlier this year, I saw that Gaku Yakumaru..
Book review: 『継続捜査ゼミ』by Bin Konno
A seminar directed by an ex-detective, five students eager to solve old criminal cases, mysteries happening in the campus… If this appeals to you, you must read『継続捜査ゼミ』by Bin Konno!
Book review: 『流星の絆』by Keigo Higashino
I would like to congratulate myself on having read a +600 pages book in Japanese! As it was a book by Keigo Higashino, it was not a challenging read. I consider his books to be among the easiest books I have read in Japanese so far: a writing style that I think is easy to..
Book review: 『赤い指』by Keigo Higashino
「赤い指」is the seventh book of the detective Kaga series "加賀恭一郎シリーズ" (かが・きょういちろう) by Keigo Higashino. Before starting the review of this novel, I would like to say a word about the series. The series First, you don't have to read them in order. Even though they follow a chronological order (starting when Kaga is still a..