Inside That Japanese Book

October 20, 2021

Book review: 『ベスト8ミステリーズ2017』edited by the Mystery Writers of Japan

I really recommend this book if you are looking for mystery short stories and want to discover new authors!

October 16, 2021

Book review: 『大金塊｜怪人二十面相』by Edogawa Rampo

This book contains two short novels from the Boy Detectives Club series. Even though they are books for children, they were very pleasant to read!

October 8, 2021

『人間豹』by Edogawa Rampo

This novel is about the confrontation between Kogoro Akechi and a mysterious man leopard. It was an entertaining read, not my favourite but quite good.

October 3, 2021

Book review: 『黄金仮面』 by Edogawa Rampo

This novel is one of my least favourite of the series so far. I found the end quite good, but the novel also felt very repetitive after a while.

October 1, 2021

To illustrate September, I drew my collection of succulents. It’s a new hobby of mine, so I hope that I will be able to add new members to the family and keep them healthy. As for books, I have read 4 this month, included my Kogoro Akechi for September. 『大金塊｜怪人二十面相』by Edogawa Rampo (江戸川乱歩) For some […]

September 24, 2021

Book review: 『ひと』 by Fuminori Onodera

ひとis a nice story showing that one is never alone, and that there are always good people ready to help and share. But for a prize winner, I was expecting a little more from this novel.

September 15, 2021