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I’ve been learning Japanese and Korean for several years now (I am also starting Chinese!), and my goal is to read novels in these languages. I am a big fan of mystery and crime fiction. I am posting book reviews of the books I read in Japanese and Korean.
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Latest book reviews
Book review: 『夜の終る時』by Shoji Yuki
This collection of novella and short stories gives a good insight into the challenges faced by the police in the 60s. Recommended!
Book review: 『影の告発』by Takao Tsuchiya
A classic police investigation and an engrossing book! This book is the first in the prosecutor Chigusa series and won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1963.
Book review: 『細い赤い糸』by Takashi Asuka
Winner of the MWJ Award of 1962. I found this book frustrating to read at first, because it was hard to see where the story was leading us. I started enjoying it more about halfway through and the end was quite good.
I have been writing this blog since 2017, and it has changed a lot over the years. I now focus entirely on writing book reviews, but I used to write about learning Japanese in general and passing the JLPT. You can find older posts and discontinued categories here:
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- Language diary (18)
- learning strategies (27)
- monthly review (7)
- motivation / daily study (83)
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