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January in Japan wrap-up

Carola 1 February, 2014 Books / Reading eventsLeave a comment

January is over and with that, so is January in Japan. I always end up participating less than I intended, but I had a lot of fun nonetheless 🙂 Thank you Tony, for organising this once again. I hope we can look forward to another round next year! So remember …

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[Review] The Diving Pool, by Yoko Ogawa

Carola 15 January, 2014 Books / Reading events / ReviewsLeave a comment

This year for January in Japan one of the readalongs is Yoko Ogawa’s The Diving Pool. The post gathering all reviews of the book is here. The Diving Pool is actually the first book I finished this year, far ahead of the readalong date (January 16th). So, what did I …

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January in Japan 2014

Carola 5 January, 2014 Books / Reading events2 Comments

I kicked off January in Japan this year with Yoko Ogawa’s The Diving Pool. A little ahead of time (it’s a readalong scheduled for January 16th) but I already finished it… woops. I will say more about the book later on in the event! I also made a selection for …

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[Review] The Briefcase, by Hiromi Kawakami

Carola 29 January, 2013 Books / Reading events / ReviewsOne Comment

Hiromi Kawakami’s The Briefcase was our ‘readalong’ for January in Japan. Kawakami isn’t an author I had read or heard of before this event, so I was excited to get started. I have always been a bit more partial to modern Japanese literature compared to, especially, pre-WWII literature (which also …

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[Round-up post] January in Japan

Carola 29 January, 2013 Books / Reading eventsLeave a comment

So, a very short round-up post for January in Japan. I really enjoyed this event. I especially had a good time reading other participants’ posts and discovering more books I want to read. I can recommend checking out everyone’s reviews, and the J-Lit Giants posts as a place to start …

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