pickBooks about assassins doing what assassins do shouldn‘t be this fun or entertaining but Isaka‘s gift is making you care about them as characters—or at least definitely pick a favorite that you root for & who you hope will survive. As in Isaka‘s other books, the body count is high, the laughter more frequent than it probably should be, & the pace frenetic leaving characters very little time to make life & death choices. Very entertaining read.
Next up. Isaka‘s books never disappoint so I‘m anticipating another entertaining read. 🤞
pickThis was a moving family drama!
The book starts off strong. The story is about 3 sisters who reunite at their home on the Japanese coast. Immediately, I was invested in the story and the scandal involving the youngest sister. The ending was also very strong. It was touching and packed an emotional punch. However, the middle of the book was slow and dragged on.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/08/09/review-kakigori-summer/
rendezvous secrète,
tombons amoureux, juste toi
et moi -- tous les deux.
secret date,
let's fall in love, just you
and me -- the two of us.
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pickClassic Murakami with strange occurrences, literary references, and a certain mood that can only be set by Murakami. This book is a set of short stories all inspired by / surrounding one of the biggest earthquakes that occurred in Japan in 1995. The narration on Audible is fantastic! Quirky, engrossing stories. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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pickThis book reads like YA fiction, which isn‘t bad, but not what I have come to expect from translated Japanese. It‘s simple writing, but it is absolutely charming and I almost want a copy for myself just for the recipes.
pickA brutal, unflinching dive into the psyche of a teenage boy unraveling amid the violence and neglect of Yokohama‘s slum. Stark and relentless, it‘s a haunting portrait of innocence lost and a society in decay, and pretty well written too.
