Book Review, children's literature, Fiction, N2, novel

[N2]ใƒŠใƒŸใƒค้›‘่ฒจๅบ—ใ€Œใ–ใฃใ‹ใฆใ‚“ใ€ใฎๅฅ‡่ทก

Back when general stores were more common than they are today, NAMIYA Yลซji was the owner of one that also served as a letterbox for people seeking anonymous advice on all sorts of matters. Those times are long gone, but when three delinquents take shelter in the abandoned store, they discover connections to the past in the form of letters that would impact all their lives.

Book Review, children's literature, Fiction, N2, novel

[N2] ใ‚ซใƒฉใƒ•ใƒซ

A soul enters the afterlife, where it is told that it has no further to go from there. Whoever this soul was, it was responsible for something bad in their previous life and thus won't be reborn. But fortunately, the soul is given a second chance by being sent back to earth once more to continue to live the life of Kobayashi Makoto, who has just died by suicide.

Book Review, children's literature, Fiction, N2, novel

[N2] ๅฐ‘ๅนดๆŽขๅตๅ›ฃ๏ผˆใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใญใ‚“ใŸใ‚“ใฆใ„ใ ใ‚“๏ผ‰

In 1937, the Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo published the serial novel "Detective Boys" in a youth magazine. In this story, his already established private detective Akechi Kogoro is teaming up with a gang of curious boys.

Book Review, Fiction, N2, novel

[N2] ใ‹ใŒใฟใฎๅญคๅŸŽ๏ผˆใ“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰

Upon enrolling in the local middle school, Kokoro loses the courage to actually attend. While isolating herself in her room, her bedroom mirror begins to glow, allowing her access to the mirror castle, where she meets six other children who are supposed to be in school and a younger girl in a wolf mask.

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N4, novel

[N4] ๅฐ่ชฌ๏ผˆใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ›ใค๏ผ‰ใƒŸใƒฉใƒผใ•ใ‚“

Mike Miller moves from the US to Japan to work for his company's Japanese branch. Although he does have prior knowledge of Japanese, there are many situation that leave him puzzled.

Book Review, Fiction, N2, novel

[N2] ๅ›ใฎ่†ต่‡“๏ผˆใ™ใ„ใžใ†๏ผ‰ใ‚’ใŸในใŸใ„

A nameless protagonist accidentally comes across the diary of his classmate Sakura and discovers that she suffers from an incurable pancreatic disease. From that point on, the two teenagers, who consider themselves polar opposites, are linked by this secret and decide on spending more time together. Already in the prologue, the narrative reveals how Sakura's… Continue reading [N2] ๅ›ใฎ่†ต่‡“๏ผˆใ™ใ„ใžใ†๏ผ‰ใ‚’ใŸในใŸใ„

Book Review, Fiction, N2, novel

[N2] ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ“ใƒ‹ไบบ้–“

Furukura Keiko doesn't really fit into societal standards, but as soon as she steps into her workplace - a smile mart chain convenience store - she is able to fulfill the role of a turning cog in society. I read this novel by Murata Sayaka as part of the 2022 target language reading challenge by… Continue reading [N2] ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ“ใƒ‹ไบบ้–“