A personal review of books, the only link between them is that there is NO LINK!
by Seichō Matsumoto ISBN: 978-0-241-43908-1 First published 1958 149 Pages Publisher: Penguin Cover illustration: Japan Government Railways Poster 1937 by Munetsugu Satomi 5/5 Stars Any book with a map, you know it is going to be good. But train times and schedules? And using them to solve a crime of murder? A great story by… Continue reading Tokyo Express
by Sosuke Natsukawa ISBN-13: 978-1529081480 First published 2021 217 pages Publisher: http://www.picador.com Cover illustration by Yoko Tanji Translated by Louise Heal Kawai 4 / 5 Stars Interesting book about a journey of self-discovery using the concept of a labyrinth to help guide us and the protagonist towards their goal. But on a deeper level it… Continue reading The Cat Who Saved Books
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi ISBN: 9781529029581 90500 First published 2019 Translated from the Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot 213 pages Publisher: http://www.picador.com Cover illustration courtesy of Sunmark Publishing Inc. 7 / 5 Stars Very rarely, perhaps once every two or three years, there comes a book that transforms your outlook on what writing can be. The possibilities… Continue reading Before the coffee gets cold
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