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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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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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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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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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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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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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  • 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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Review: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on September 20, 2018January 20, 2019

Published in 2018 by Portobello Books / 163 pages / Translated from Japanese by Ginny…

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WWW Wednesday: 12th September 2018

  • by Jen | Books on the 7:47
  • Posted on September 12, 2018September 10, 2018

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! Hosted by Sam over at Taking on a World of Words, if…

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