Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
I have seen so many review of this book, many said it was good and few said it wasn’t that good. I am curious with this book since a couple of years … Continue reading
Moribito – The Guardian of The Darkness
This book is the second book of Moribito series, unfortunately it is also the last in the series which has been translated into both English and Indonesian. I wish I … Continue reading
Battle Royale – A Book I Will Read Again and Again
The first time I read this book was in 2009, which is about 2 years ago…and now I have just finished reading it for the second time. Quite fast to … Continue reading
The Sea and Poison – My First Readalong
The Sea and Poison (海と毒薬 – Umi to Dokuyaku) is a novel treating an actual incident so horrific that it seared itself indelibly into Endo’s conscience – the slow and … Continue reading
Shame In The Blood
To me, it all came down to blood. My suspicion was that the very blood that linked us all could itself be tainted. And the most frightening thing was the … Continue reading
Norwegian Wood
Before I picked up this book, I have read so many good reviews on Norwegian Wood. I wanted to read it since few years back but somehow my hand always … Continue reading
The Paper Door and Other Stories
I finished Paper Doll and Other Stories by Naoya Shiga about 4 days ago, I usually wrote my review straight away while I still remember all the details although I … Continue reading
Wrapping up R.I.P. Challenge V
October 31st is the perfect date to wrap this great challenge up…apart from the fact that the challenge is over at this date. This is my third wrap-up post, which … Continue reading
The Tokyo Zodiac Murder
The Tokyo Zodiac Murder is written by Soji Shimada, its original title is Senseijutsu Satsujinjiken.. The Tokyo Zodiac Murders tells the story of 2 detectives Kiyoshi Mitarai and Kazumi Ishioka. … Continue reading
Shadow Family
After being captivated by Crossfire, I always want to read something else by Miyuki Miyabe. I really like the way she tells her story. Shadow Family takes place 4 years … Continue reading
The 210th Day
The 210th Day ( 二百十日 ) is my second Natsume Souseki’s novella. I was planning to read this book for my Japanese Literature Challenge 3, but somehow it always got … Continue reading
The Square Persimmon
Takashi Atoda is a genius!! That explain how I feel about his short stories collection called the Square Persimmon and Other Stories. When I borrowed the book, it was simply … Continue reading
Japanese Literature Challenge 4 (ようこそ4日本文学への挑戦)
Horay… my favorite Challenge has begun again 🙂 Why is it my favorite challenge? because it is about Japanese Literature and my reading list in a year is always consist … Continue reading
Deep River (深い河 英文版)
I have been trying to read more and more new authors (new as in new for me NOT new comer) lately. Unfortunately I am not the kind of person who … Continue reading
