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I think the mystery genre in novel format just isn't for me 😆 or maybe it's just #Japanese #mystery novels? The pacing is slow and I have mixed feelings about the detectives. Their methods were nice to see, if tedious at times. I did like the revelation, tho it sucked the person in question didn't get away w the crime 😔

This book is an interesting horror/thriller type story, and I probably wouldn't have done what Kenji did. I imagined she was fascinated by Frank.

Books 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.

Obsessed. I feel like I need to reread this book again, immediately, because I sped through it because I loved it but I‘m sure I missed some things. It leaves you with a choked up feeling, one of pain and beauty. N.P. and Kitchen are masterpieces.

Next up. Isaka‘s books never disappoint so I‘m anticipating another entertaining read. 🤞

Library haul today! Neither of these are the book I went over to the shelf for, but I'm super excited for them. And I'm sure the book I'd meant to get will be there next time.

This 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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Classic 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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