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Japanese Literature Challenge (2022)

My progress tracker for the 15th Japanese Literature Challenge. A big thank you to Dolce Bellezza for hosting this challenge!

💙January💙
Botchan by Soseki Natsume
A Shameful Life by Osamu Dazai
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Total pages read: 568

❤️February❤️

💚March💚

Shadow of Death by Michael D. Graves | Book Review

Shadow of Death is the second book in the Pete Stone, Private Investigator series. It’s a fun series for those that enjoy historical fiction and something written in an old style private eye mystery.

It honestly feels like you’ve taken a time machine back to the past when you’re reading.

Don’t Call Me Dirty | Manga Review

Another 2021 TBR down! Don’t Call Me Dirty by Gorou Kanbe is a BL manga that I discovered thanks to vlogger ShaeGeeksOut. It centers on two young men, one homeless and one gay, and the prejudices they face in modern Japan. At first I was unsure how well the topic would be handled, but by the end I was honestly impressed.

CWW: A Thousand Steps into Night

Happy Can’t Wait Wednesday! My pick for this week is the upcoming YA fantasy A Thousand Steps into the Night by Traci Chee. Adventure, Japanese folklore, and girl power!

Back to the Classics Challenge (2022)

The Back to the Classics Challenge for 2022 has been announced! I look forward to participating in this yearlong challenge and seeing how many milestones I can hit.

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa | Book Review

Sweet Bean Paste has been on my TBR since early last year. It was a book club selection I very much wanted to read, but ultimately wasn’t able to due to time restraints. Now that I’ve read it I completely understand why the book club crew was so excited about it!

A Shameful Life by Osamu Dazai | Book Review

I would like to thank this specific TikTok for recommending me A Shameful Life by Osamu Dazai. Sometimes also published as No Longer Human depending on the translator and publishing company. I wanted to read a book that would match my area’s current merciless mood and A Shameful Life did not disappoint.

Friday 56: Shadow of Death

“The Yankees won another one. Nothing new there, I guess. I haven’t read the rest of the paper yet. I only checked the baseball scores.”

He was tactful for a kid. He didn’t mention the murder or my role in it.

Shadow of Death by Michael D. Graves is the second book of the Pete Stone, Private Investigator Series. I read the first book last year and enjoyed it! My goal is to finish the series before work gets busy again.

Botchan by Natsume Sōseki | Book Review

My first finished book of 2022! I found Botchan on my Hoopla recommendations page and decided to give it a go since I had a long holiday due to the New Year celebrations. This turned out to be a good decision because this classical Japanese novella had me laughing.