Sweet Bean Paste, by Dorian Sukegawa
I read this in October 2023, but I forgot to blog about it. Sentaro spends his d…
Labels "japanese literature"
Oct 16, 2023
A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1, by Umi Sakurai
A Man and His Cat is a top-selling, top-charting, slice-of-life series. The aut…
Jul 27, 2023
Kurashi at Home, by Marie Kondō
Well, I thought Marie Kondō couldn't write a book that doesn't spark jo…
Jun 18, 2023
Diary of a Void, by Emi Yagi
The Japanese title for this book, <i> Kūshin techō</i> , is inspired by the <i> Boshi Kenkō …
Jan 26, 2023
The Nakano Thrift Shop, by Hiromi Kawakami
This was such a <b> yawn fest</b> . I got through about a third of the book before I sta…
Dec 27, 2022
The Lonesome Bodybuilder, by Yukiko Motoya
<b> The Lonesome Bodybuilder, by Yukiko Motoya</b> I'm not much of a short story rea…
Sept 16, 2022
Kitchen, by Banana Yoshimoto
<b> Kitchen, by Banana Yoshimoto</b> I didn't like this story as much as I thought I…
Aug 16, 2022
Ten Books Set in Japan
This week's Top Ten Tuesday topic is "Books I Love That Were Written O…
Aug 05, 2021
The Housekeeper and the Professor, by Yōko Ogawa
Aww, this book is very charming and heart-warming. (─‿‿─) It's about a bril…
Mar 15, 2020
The Factory, by Hiroko Oyamada
Well, that was weird. <i> The Factory</i> , translated by David Boyd, takes place at an…
Feb 18, 2020
The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Otsuka
I read this back in January 2014. Otsuka’s haunting poetic novel, which takes p…
Jan 19, 2020
Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata
Ruth Ozeki, author of <i> A Tale for the Time Being</i> , said this gem of a book is qui…