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リズム - 森絵都
Rythm - Mori Eto
3,5-4/5
Synopsis:
Sayuki is a 12~13 year old girl who is really fond of Shin-chan, a close family member of hers. Shin-chan doesn't go to high school but works at a garage and is the lead singer in a rock band.
When Sayuki hears that Shin-chan's parents are possibly going to get divorced, Sayuki's world seems to fall apart.
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死者の学園祭
死者の学園祭 (Shisha no Gakuensai)
by 赤川次郎 (Akagawa Jirou)
Amazon link301 pages, furigana on all kanji except numbers, a picture roughly every other chapter ( Read more... ) -
Two short story collections
I'm back, with two more kids' books to share! :)
By the way, I recently joined 読書メーター and would love to have some friends on it! My profile is arisha.
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宇宙人のしゅくだい
by 小松左京 （こまつ さきょう）
Amazon link187 pages with furigana on all kanji and a picture for every story ( Read more... ) -
Three children's novels~
Hello everyone! Recently I finished a book, decided to review it, and then remembered two others I never got around to posting about ...
内科・オバケ科 ホオズキ医院： 学校のオバケたいじ大作戦
by 富安陽子 （とみやす ようこ）
Amazon link126 pages with frequent furigana and large and frequent pictures ( Read more... ) -
13階段 by 高野和明
Okay, where should I start talking about this awesome, marvellously riveting piece of work? For someone who loves to read any works involving criminal setting, this really hits me in the spot. 13階段 exposed me to the Japanese justice system, particularly over the capital punishment, leaving me strong impact that I had to ponder over what justice ( Read more... ) -
陽だまりの彼女 Review!
Hi everyone! This is my first post to the community, but I have wanted to review this book on here for a long time! I just finished it, so it's fresh on my mind, but I started it a while back and read it on and off for a while ( Read more... ) -
end of year survey answers
1) What is the ratio of books you started in Japanese this year vs. books you completed? How many of each?
I only finished 8 books in Japanese last year, a bit down from last year. I currently have bookmarks in 7 books, but most of those I'm either counting as "midway through" or "didn't quite seriously start yet". There's only one that I thought ( Read more... ) -
End of the Year Survey!
Sorry for my late post. I started a new job in December and have been working really long hours, often starting before 8 am and coming home after 10 pm at night. Last night I worked till 1 am...I do take lunch and dinner breaks, and yesterday there was a long staff meeting midday that made my workday longer, but Monday-Friday I really have my hands ( Read more... ) -
bad covers
I haven't read it yet, but this is definitely the winner of "worst cover of any book I bought in 2013":
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