Tag: Light Novel
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Book review: 『あの日の君に恋をした、そして』and『そして、その日まで君を愛する』by Koichi Nitori
These two novels are very easy to read in Japanese and can make for a good first novel at N3 level. One is an entertaining mystery and the other one is a love story based on everyday life scenes.
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Book review:『ノッキンオン・ロックドドア』by Yugo AOSAKI
Two detectives working together to solve crimes. One is specialised in 「不可能」cases, the other in「不可解」cases. While they both excel in their area, they could hardly solve a murder without the other…
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Book review: 『図書館の殺人』by Yugo AOSAKI
This is the fourth book of the series Tenma Urazome. Tenma is a young prodigy who helps the police when a body is discover in the local library…
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Book review: 『推理作家（僕）が探偵と暮らすわけ』by Shiki KUZUMI
『推理作家（僕）が探偵と暮らすわけ』by Shiki KUZUMI (久住四季) is a light novel and a detective story. If you like the series Sherlock from the BBC, you will certainly like this novel.
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Book review: 『ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖』by En MIKAMI
(I don’t usually post book reviews on Friday, but I will certainly take some holidays at the end of the month, so if I want to publish all my book reviews before the end of the year, I will have to post twice a week!) I have finished 『ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖』by En MIKAMI (三上延) and I loved […]
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Book review: 『ちょっと今から仕事やめてくる』by 北川恵海
To get back on track after a small break, I picked a book I expected to be easy: 『ちょっと今から仕事やめてくる』by 北川恵海 (きたがわ・えみ). I have already read another book by Emi KITAGAWA, which I liked very much, but I liked 『ちょっと今から仕事やめてくる』even better. I have only positive things to say about this novel, and I can only heartily recommend it […]
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Book Review: 「ヒーローズ（株）！！！」by 北川恵海
「ヒーローズ（株）！！！」(read: かぶしきがいしゃ) is a novel by 北川恵海（きたがわ・えみ）. It is the second book by Emi KITAGAWA, the first one being 「ちょっと今から仕事やめてくる」. It was this last title that drew my attention when I saw it in a bookshop. But I chose 「ヒーローズ（株）！！！」because the wrapper band said: 読んだ後はきっと元気になれます… haha, I let myself be influenced by a commercial catchphrase! Even […]
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