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  • Fiction

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata – Book Review

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on March 15, 2022March 13, 2022

If you’re looking for an example of a cover that’s a master of misdirection, then…

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  • Fiction

Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun – Book Review

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on September 28, 2021September 18, 2021

Translated from its original Korean, Lemon is an atmospheric crime story from Kwon Yeo-Sun. It…

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  • Fiction

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa – Book review

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on September 6, 2021August 30, 2021

You must begin The Cat Who Saved Books by suspending your disbelief and letting yourself…

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  • Crime

People Like Them by Samira Sedira – Book Review

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021

This atmospheric, high-impact little read sucked me in and I devoured it in one afternoon.…

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  • Fiction

The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura – Book review

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021

Well, The Woman in the Purple Skirt wasn’t quite what I was expecting. The burb…

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  • Fiction

Review: There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura. Translated by Polly Barton.

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on November 24, 2020December 5, 2020

There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job is my first read by Japanese author…

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  • Fiction

Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (translated by Geoffrey Trousselot)

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on September 7, 2020November 29, 2020

Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café is the second book set in…

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  • Fiction

Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (translated by Geoffrey Trousselot)

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on September 5, 2020May 1, 2022

I was drawn to Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi for several reasons.…

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The Lake Banana Yoshimoto book review
  • Fiction

Review: The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto (translated by Michael Emmerich)

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on August 17, 2020August 6, 2020

I’ve had my eye on The Lake by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto for a while and it didn’t disappoint. An immersive, powerful story.

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