Tag: Japanese Books

Hi Readers! January has been super exhausting. I read only two books in the first week and then literally nothing. So, for the Republic Day long weekend, my only plan was to read. So, I read two more books! The first was The Glass Palace, for which I will...

Hi Readers! It is too early in the year to be already reading heart-warming books. I usually read them after I read intense and depressing books. But, I think my 2024 Reader mantra is to pick up the book that calls out to me and to just start reading...

Hi Readers! October is almost at an end. It went by quickly but luckily not as quickly as September. I read Days at the Morisaki Bookshop last week. It was a short book, so I finished it over the weekend. I really enjoy reading books about books, so it...

Hi Readers! September is just flying by in rapt speed! We are already ten days in. When did that even happen? Well, after a super ambitious month of August where I read 12 books, this month is going slow at least reading wise. I have only read one book...

Hi Reader! I read the third book for Women in Translation Month. Yes, I agree that I am kind of on a roll this month. I read Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, translated from the Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North and narrated by Nancy Wu....

Hi Readers! June has been a slow month for me reading-wise. But, I did finish two books this weekend. I will write the review of The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley soon, but I knew I had to write the review of South of the Border, West of the...

Hi Readers! I was completely subsumed in the Stormlight Archive world for the majority of this month. I read the third book in the series, Oathbringer. This was the main reason for delay in all the book reviews. But, I have now caught up with reviews of almost all...

Hi Readers! April has been a fantastic reading month. I read 14 books and I might just read one more before the end of the month. Here’s a short review of a gory yet fun murder mystery novel. Have you ever read a mystery that has so many angles...

Hi Readers! If you follow me on Instagram, chances are that you have already read this super short book review. But, I always tend to come back here to read my thoughts on a particular book after a while I have read it. So, here we go. This is...

Hi Readers! This is my Year of Murakami. I plan to read all of Haruki Murakami’s books. I have already read many books and have about 10 more to go! Seems quite simple to me. So, this review is about an amazing collection of short stories called Men Without...