The Wild Geese by Ogai Mori
One of the things I missed the most during my blogging hiatus was Bellezza’s Japanese Literature Challenge. Whenever I participated in the past, I discovered books that made my end of year list....
View ArticleThe Best Books I Read In 2023
This is a bit of a déja-vu situation. At the beginning of last year, I returned to blogging with my best of list and then wrote a post for January in Japan. I had every intention of blogging regularly...
View ArticleConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Just like last year, my first, but hopefully not last, review of the year is a contribution to Bellezza’s Japanese Literature Challenge 17. I mentioned it last year too, I’m always looking forward to...
View ArticleThe Kingdoms of Savannah (2022) by George Dawes Green
I read quite a lot of crime but since I don’t do any reading statistics, I have to guess the percentage. Maybe 40%. Given that that’s a relatively high number, it’s rather frustrating that I end up not...
View ArticleWhere Have All the Bloggers Gone?
Since I returned to blogging, I’m trying to solve the mystery of the vanished bloggers. Where have they gone? Why did they stop blogging? Are they OK? Will they come back? I’m not the only one who’s...
View ArticleThornhedge by T. Kingfisher (2023)
My first encounter with fairy tale retellings dates back to my teenage years when I discovered Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber. The book and the idea made a huge impression and I have loved reading...
View ArticleLeonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession #ReadIndies – Bluemoose Books
I’ve always liked the idea of #ReadIndies but was never able to participate. This year, the hosts, Kaggsy and Lizzy, are focusing on micro publishers, publishers, with five employees or less. That...
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