The Japanese literature challenge 2021
I'm sorry it took me some time to update, but I wasn't really feeling like it recently. Grey weather, rain, cold-ish temperatures, I just wanted to stay on the couch and do nothing all day, think about nothing. Bad idea, but hard to resist at the moment. I'm trying to put myself back out there !
This challenge was easy : you had to read books in Japanese, or translated
from Japanese, from january through march 2021 and link them to the
challenge. I already had 5 Japanese books on my shelves and reviewed them - then I bought some more, but I will only link those read until the end of March. Here are the reviews :
- Yukio MISHIMA : Dojoji (read in French, review in French and English)
- Kazuaki TAKANO : Genocide of one - quick review in English
- Hiro ARIKAWA : The travelling cat chronicles (read in French, review in English)
- Kosuke MUKAI : Les chats ne rient pas (Cats don't laugh, doesn't exist in English yet, review in English and French)
- Haruki MURAKAMI : 1Q84 #1 (read in French - review in French and English)
- Genzaburô YOSHINO : How do you live ? (read in French - review in French and English)
- Genki KAWAMURA : If cats disappeared from the world ? (read in French - review in French and English)
You did fabulous getting to all the ones on your own shelf and with the recently purchased ones. I remember a few of your reviews had me intrigued to pick up the translations.
ReplyDeleteI surprised myself, lol ! But it made me want to read more Japanese literature and then my book buying ban just vanished into thin air ! Thanks Sophia :)
DeleteYou did a great job.
ReplyDelete(And, golly, I forgot to do a wrapup!)
Phew, I feel less alone ! ;)
DeleteI’m the same, I’m struggling to find the enthusiasm, maybe it’s the time of year! I have so much blog stuff to update including my challenges! You have some wonderful books here all of which I have to read and hope to soon as I love Japanese fiction!
ReplyDeleteI feel like a big couch potatoe these days, and when it's not the couch, I want to go out and enjoy the sunshine. Like you said, it's the time of year... and the year ;) Thanks Heather !
DeleteCongratulations on finishing a challenge already! It's nice to have a short one and feel accomplished. :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, it feels like I've finally made something of the beginning of this year, lol !
Deleteawesome list! Hang in there, he sun is always there, even if sometimes hidden behind the clouds
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