Adam’s Japanese Book Recommendations – Part 2
Japanese books Adam has read and enjoyed recently, with Kindle links, ultra-brief summaries, and Japanese difficulty levels. – Part 2 –
Continue reading →Japanese books Adam has read and enjoyed recently, with Kindle links, ultra-brief summaries, and Japanese difficulty levels. – Part 2 –
Continue reading →As you probably know, I read a lot of Japanese books. However, I’m not especially fond of writing about (reviewing) those books. I’ve done so in the past, but stopped over 6 months ago due to lack of motivation to continue. I want to continue, in a way that makes it easier on me, but still beneficial to you. So I will try the following: … Continue reading →
Dr. Irabu is back. More patients, more problems, more comedy. His next novel 空中ブランコ contains the following 5 great short stories. 5. 空中ブランコ (Trapeze) Japanese level: ☆☆☆☆ Kouhei is a trapeze artist. He is the star of the show at his circus. He’s been doing it since he was a child. But for some reason lately he has been messing up his jump connection to the … Continue reading →
4. 督促OL修行日記 (Collections Office Lady Training Diary) Japanese Level: ☆☆☆ When you are graduating university, sometimes it can be a relief just to have a proper job lined up. Nakamoto thought she’d be okay. She got a position at a credit card company. Her excitement died on the first day of work when she was brought to a giant open room of a few hundred … Continue reading →
4. パーフェクトフレンド Japanese Level ☆☆ Three elementary school girls are told by their teacher to try to get the new girl Sanaka to come to school. She missed her first day, refusing to go to class. Assuming it was a lost cause, and wondering why they had to help someone they didn’t even know, they headed to Sanaka’s house. Sanaka told them she had no … Continue reading →
*These 5 stories make up the novel titled イン・ザ・プール 5. イン・ザ・プール (In the Pool) Japanese Level: ☆☆☆ Kazuo was suffering from some major work related stress. It was making him both mentally and physically ill. After going to the local mental health clinic, he decides to follow some simple advice: get some exercise. Willing to do anything to feel better, Kazuo tries swimming at a nearby … Continue reading →
Acchan just can’t seem to get life right. After being fired from his job over a year ago, and unable to find any meaning in what he is doing today, he is ready to give up. That is until he runs into an old friend who tells him 4 fairy tale like stories that he hopes will cheer him up and change his outlook on … Continue reading →
玩具修理者 (The Toy Repairman) Japanese Level: ☆☆ There lives a legendary toy repairman. Regardless of how simple or complex your toy is, he will fix it like it never was broken. No one knows his name, or his face, or even his gender, but they know his skill. His technique is to completely break the toy to its simplest elements. Then build it back up again. … Continue reading →