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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.
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Korean mini book reviews #1
Mini reviews of 4 Korean books I read lately.
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January wrap up
I started my MWJ Award project and overall, I had an excellent reading month in January :)
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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.
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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 :)
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Book review:『走れ外科医』by Yujiro Nakayama
To me, this book is by far the weakest of the series and I felt much disappointed when reading it. I still like the series overall and recommend to try the first novel!
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November wrap up
3 Japanese books and 1 Koran novel read this month! I am also close to completing my reading challenge for the year :)
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Book review: 『少年探偵団｜黒蜥蜴』by Edogawa Rampo
This book contains two of the most famous novels by Edogawa Rampo: the Black Lizard and the Boy Detectives Club. I enjoyed both, but I found the Boy Detectives Club to be more engrossing and exciting, even though it is written for children.
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October wrap up: only two books read
I only read two books this month, but they were both entertaining and on the easy side.
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Book review: 『完全犯罪に猫は何匹必要か？』by Tokuya Higashigawa
This is the third book of the Ikagawa series, and it’s very good if you like mystery novels with a lighter tone and a lot of humour that still delivers an engrossing detective case .
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