pickThis was good but not Bullet Train or The Devotion of Suspect X good. An award winning Japanese locked room murder mystery, this book is about two friends who believe they can solve a 40 year old cold case that has long stumped the police as well as amateur detectives. All the clues are there & interestingly enough, the author interjects two notes within the text urging readers to try and solve the crime before the friends do. Entertaining read.
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Always happy to be in Japan 🇯🇵 I am in Tokyo this time with a mother and daughter who grief for their husband / father who died in an suicide with another woman.
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brilliant question and a tough one to find the book that fits, for me it's a variety of Japanese prints including those by Hokusai
pickSo good—the blurbs on the cover are 100% correct. This book is ingenious, excellent, & elegant. I might also add well-crafted, tense, & compelling. There is also more than one surprise which upends everything & leaves you guessing. Great characters, emotional depth, & an intricate plot easily make this one of the best mysteries I‘ve read recently. The translation is excellent, very fluid, and this was a very enjoyable, engaging read.
pickA little preposterous with all of the twists, but gives an interesting look into what “evil” looks like in youth.
pickStarted this on audiobook last month, then realized I was missing out on illustrations and artwork. I put the hard copy on hold at my library not knowing it was the second, expanded edition. It features the inclusion of an all new extra section entitled: Yokai Gallery, with even more artwork!
Either edition is awesome, and Foster‘s determination to shine a scholarly light on a subject that could be written off as pop culture is admirable.
pickAnother literary cat story from Japan. The audiobook narrator captured the spirit of the protagonist cat wonderfully. It was sweet and sad told in flashbacks for part of the book and some of those I found less compelling. The human companion of our cat was a bit too saintly for my taste, but I really enjoyed the book. It has a very sad ending, so beware.
Half American, half Japanese assassin finds himself involved in a hit he'd done. He's hunted, alone and trying to save an innocent woman. Good plot, nicely written, I actually cared about the assassin. Lots of details about Tokyo.
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