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#SchoolSpirit Day 3: #Professor - I wouldn‘t call myself a fan of Mathematics, although I do appreciate its logic and precision. This novel, however, brought to light its awe-inspiring quality with its intricate web of patterns that is revealed only to a select few who would take the time to really pay attention to it. There is remarkable restraint here and a childlike delight at the beauty of the universe. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-nIW

Half way into #20in4 with @Andrew65

I finished My Husband and Camp Zero. Also read the tagged. I thought I had more time with Out There Screaming but my ARC expires on Monday and I am not going to be able to finish, so focused instead of Glitterland and Interior Chinatown. Hoping to get both done Sunday so that I can start Monday strong with #scarathlon.

A surprising short novella about a math professor who can only remember 80 minutes at a time after an accident. A housekeeper and her son form a friendship that changes all of them in unexpected ways. Interesting little stories are included about the beauty of math and numbers, which enhance the story‘s progress as it does the characters.

Heartwarming book but all the long math equation parts took me out of the moment. I understand the professor is a mathematician but we don‘t need all that detail in this book. I listened to the audiobook so maybe it‘s different with the book since it‘s easier to skip over those parts compared to the narrator reading it all.

Sweet, heartwarming book. The Housekeeper is patient and kind and the Professor is a brilliant mathematician who only has 80 minutes of memory, then it‘s 1975 (the year he was hit by a truck while driving in his car) all over again and he forgets who is in front of him. The math definitely was interesting to me although there were bits and pieces that were over my head. Very thought provoking.

Found this well-read copy at the library & remembered lots of Litsy reviews so I brought it home. A sweet story of a single mom serving as a caretaker for a mathematician who can‘t remember more than 80 minutes at a time. His love for her son, the bonding over baseball & math, were a sweet part of the story. I appreciate the care both the son & mom show this man who needs to be reminded daily when they show up at his house who they are.

After an accident the Professor can only retained intact memory of what happened before the accident. His memory for new events only last 80 minutes. He used to attach notes to his clothing to remember new events the next day. His world is around maths and baseball, two fields that are not my strength but with this story you want to know to be part of that communication between the Professor, the housekeeper and Root. What a beautiful story⬇️

The tagged book was a charming way to wrap up this year‘s #AuthorAMonth reads. I‘m really pleased with most of the books I read this year. As far as authors go, I got to revisit some and discover some new favorites! Thanks as always, @Soubhiville , for organizing this each year! 📚♥️

#AAM2022

#AuthorAMonth2022 @Soubhiville

Such a beautifully written, heartwarming story 💚

I had previously read The Memory Police by this author and loved it. This book also has a memory connection because the professor in the story can only remember new things for 80 mins.

I thought the mathematics would be tedious to read about, but I was wrong because it was fascinating how the author weaved it into the rest of the story.

A subtle, heartwarming quick read. Reminded me of Tuesdays with Morrie. #AuthorAMonth

Side Note: a whole year complete for the #AuthorAMonth challenge. Really enjoyed it — looking forward to discovering new authors next year.

A heartwarming story about found family and how some people are just kind humans. The idea of finding solace in numbers is a beautiful thought. The world is constantly changing but numbers, real or not, stay true to their original nature, which also speaks to the personality of the professor. His heart was always pure goodness.

#authoramonth @Soubhiville

While I have no interest in mathematics or baseball, both of which play big parts in this book, I do love unusual relationship stories. This felt almost like a found family tale. I‘m glad Yoko Ogawa was voted in as our December #AuthorAMonth. I would read more by her for sure.

This was also my #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks 😊📚👍.

Let's go! So excited for this bingo card. And my #BookSpin (tagged) is my #AuthorAMonth pick, which I didn't even realize was the December author until after my brother-in-law loaned me his copy last week! Really excited to read that one. 😊 #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #AAM @Soubhiville

I just finished this for #authoramonth. Wasn‘t sure it was going to be something I‘d like, but I was wrong. I listened to this whole beautiful story today, and I was deeply touched by it. I smiled through most of it. If any of you have read this one, you will understand the photo. If you haven‘t read it, please do. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

A housekeeper (really more a caregiver) is assigned a difficult client: a mathematician with a brain injury, leaving him with a short term memory of only 80 minutes. But they learn to speak to each other using math. This is a quiet, lovely book about people connecting and learning how to communicate despite barriers.

August had an easy choice of favorite, so here‘s my updated #readingbracket2022 @chasjjlee 💕

This is a book that would make you enjoy the mundane details of life. The characters are so well layered.

#pop22 #featuresaparty
I‘ve been in a huge slump, for various reasons, but this may just have fixed me! I love a perfectly formed novella… and this had the added bonus of embodying an uplifting story of kindness and compassion. An equation of beautifully simple prose, plus lovely characters plus the magic of maths, equals a truly memorable book. Loved it.

This was a very comforting, sentimental book. I was afraid I wasn't going to like it because it features two topics I'm not normally interested in--cleaning and math, but I had an image in my head based on the depiction of the professor that I adored. Even some of the math held my attention temporarily. It was a solid book.

1st book for the #20in4 #Readathon @Andrew65

1. Favorite spring flower—Tulips
2. Book that gives me that spring feeling—Pictured

This short and beautiful Ogawa novel makes me think of spring not only for its cherry blossom cover, but also because baseball (statistics and cards) plays a big part in the story.

#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView

These days I‘m craving something gentle and stable. This novel was perfect. Who knew that math could provide as much reassurance as unconditional love and kindness. Even baseball (for which I generally don‘t care at all) was a comforting addition as a thread that connects people‘s hearts.

This novel is very heart touching and thoughtful.
The story tell about a young housekeeper entrusted to take care of a math professsor who long back got in an accident and so is left with only 80 minute of memory.
Despite the amount of math used in this book which I am absolutely bad at. I never felt out of space and enjoy the drive of the book and the scenario of the emotions .
Atlast I want to say it's not a love story, but a story of love.💕

A touching story about a young housekeeper entrusted to care for a math professor who, after a long ago car accident, is left with only an 80 minute memory. Despite the amount of maths (which I am absolutely abhorrent at) and baseball (which I have absolutely zero interest in) it was a really beautiful story of a lovely relationship between the housekeeper, the professor and her charming young son.

1. The Moscow Puzzles. Gifted to me by a colleague who gets me.

2. The Thursday Murder Club. For a friend who lives mysteries

3. Tagged.

#WondrousWednesday
@Eggs

"...the room was filled by a kind of stillness. Not simply an absence of noise, but an accumulation of layers of silence, untouched by fallen hair or mold, silence that the Professor left behind as he wandered..."

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It‘s a wrap for October #BookspinBingo. Best month ever with 5 Bingos. 🎉

22 books off my TBR. 4 DNF‘S including both my #Bookspin and #Doublespin.

5 🌟
Long Way Down
Night
The Housekeeper and the Professor
Four Hundred Souls

4.5 🌟
Matrix

4🌟
A Dangerous Collaboration
Bait and Witch (not on the bingo board)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Hamnet
The Guncle
Pride and Premeditation
Belgravia

#BookReport #WeeklyForecast

I 💜💜💜 The Housekeeper and the Professor 5 🌟 and Hamnet was sad but also good. 4 🌟 Several People Typing was meh…probably due to my age more than anything. Ophie‘s Ghost was a good middle grade read…atmospheric but not too spooky. Love Justina Ireland‘s writing. Had to set aside Hood Feminism for now. I can‘t seem to concentrate and I believe there is lots to learn.

#amnesia #conflictedworlds
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

ME:

DAFFY: Yes you CAN finish one more book tonight and hit 20 hours! 💕
#20in4 @Andrew65
#dogsoflitsy

Calling it a night. I think tomorrow I‘m actually gonna make it to 20 hours!
#20in4. @Andrew65

I‘m having a hard time with this one. It seems to me like the author is making time flow as if normal but keeps reminding us that the first meeting of the day is like meeting a stranger.
If the professor‘s memory resets every 80 minutes shouldn‘t there be more constant chaos?

#CuriousCovers Day 16: Deliciously #pink covers in these two novels by female Asian novelists.

Hey #LMPBC ladies, just checking in regarding the last round and where everything is! I still haven't received Katie's selection (Drive Your Plow), or my book back. I know the postal system is backed up, and reading delays happen, just want to update so we're all on the same page!

@StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @KatieB @Read-y_Picker

I read Ogawa‘s book “The Memory Police” earlier this year and I just had to read more from her. In its way, this is also a book about memory. A housekeeper is getting a job at a former professor. And his memory only lasts for 80 minutes, after that you are like a stranger to him again. This book is about the bond they form.

I was doing a bit of investigating for #Booked2021 #Spring last night ( translated into your first language) I read the start of this one💕💕💕loving it & I think it will be a lovely last read of the night book ... it was last night anyway

All finished, will send off later today. #lmpbc @KatieB @TheKidUpstairs @Read-y_Picker

Tender, gentle, patient. A spirit of non-judging, of empathy, of care. About how we can help each other live in our uncertain, ephemeral world.

Just seeing elderly or disabled people being appreciated as full, valuable human beings is enough to get me emotional these days, and the relationship between the housekeeper and the professor healed a little bit of my soul.

I finally read this thanks to @BarbaraBB‘s love of it; I‘m so glad I did!

This novel warmed my heart during yesterday‘s cold rain. I quickly read through this beautiful story blending mathematics and the friendship between a professor, his housekeeper, and her son. From cover to cover, a delight! Thanks so much @BarbaraBB 💜😘 Our friendship means a lot to me.

#japan #readingasia2021 #translatedlit #booked2021

And can everyone ogle this lovely edition? 😍😍

What a gorgeous book, both inside and out!

It tells the story of a professor who only has an 80-minute memory and his relationship with his housekeeper and her son. It was both life-affirming and somewhat sad at the same time, and you get a real sense of Japanese culture. And of course it‘s full of mathematics which gladdens this accountant‘s heart!

Thank you so much for sending it to me @BarbaraBB 😘

#readingasia2021 #japan

@BarbaraBB look what arrived!! Thank you so much! This is on my TBR, and I don‘t own it. Perfect gift! I even did a tribute photo with my mom‘s indoor garden. ❤️❤️❤️ Merry Christmas 📚

Day 8 of #12booksof2020

I thought things couldn‘t get any better after The Memory Police and then I read this one. From page one this book is a lovely experience of a woman and her child taking care of a professor with dementia. Highly recommended!

I‘m so lucky to have such lovely Littens as friends!

@rockpools - Rachel, the squirrel is gorgeous - he‘s definitely going in the library!

@BarbaraBB - I‘ve been wanting to read the tagged book as I loved The Memory Police so much. I‘ve never seen this edition though - it‘s beautiful!

@Oryx - I love Peirene books and this one sounds quite Scandi noir - I‘m very much looking forward to it. ⬇️

@Caroline2 - I so wanted to read this ⬇️

A lovely story that expertly contrasts the dependability and truth of math with the fleeting and precarious human life ✨ Definitely making it to my #20best2020 list!! Thanks @BarbaraBB 😘

I‘ve been influenced 😁 @BarbaraBB

The initially and apparently ordinary interaction between an eminent mathematics professor who lives with only 80 minutes of short-term memory since a traumatic brain injury, his housekeeper and her 10-year old son evolves into a deep connection which forever changes the equation of their lives. The professor's brilliance in the magic of maths involuntarily leads to an original and fascinating communication language with his two young friends.

I am using my coffee break to not only dive into this coffee but also a bit into this book, which I understand was also adapted into a movie in Japan in 2006