sharing my Japanese journey one coffee at a time
Over the past month, I read this book based on a recommendation from and it was honestly really good. I wrote a brief synopsis last time, but essentially Kanou Yuri is fed up with her current life and school/family situation. She has a fight with her mother and "runs away", but ends up goes back… Continue reading あの花が咲く坂で、君とまた出会ったら Book Review
The main reason I wanted to read this book specifically is because there is a drama based on this book that I really liked, so I’ve been interested in reading this book for years now. But my Japanese was not nearly good enough to tackle it before, so it’s kind of a big accomplishment for… Continue reading Nのために Book Review (No Spoilers) and Drama vs Book Comparison (With Spoilers)
Back in August / September 2021, I went on some crazy study journey to read my first book 天気の子, and since then I have read 3 more books, and currently on my 5th book now. It’s crazy now because I legit despised reading anything in Japanese before this. I’m not an expert by any means,… Continue reading Benefits of Reading Books in Japanese
The premise of this book is a mailman is about to die, but he meets a demon who allows him to extend his life by one day in exchange for disappearing physical items from the world. Book Review rather philosophical or thought-provoking(For example, he questions things like why is there time or what is the… Continue reading 世界から猫が消えたらなら Book Review
推し、燃ゆ (おし、もゆ) - 宇佐見りん Premise The premise of this book is the main girl, Akari, is a super fan of this one idol from an artist group. But the idol gets into a scandal and his fame goes down from there. This is her viewpoint of the entire situation and her own downward spiral congruent… Continue reading 推し、燃ゆ Book Review
Happy New Year 2022! Since I took the plunge in 2021 to try to read a book in Japanese, it’s become sort of an addiction for me. I love browsing the Japanese bookstores even though I know 90% of the books, I can’t read yet. So I would like discuss what motivates me to read… Continue reading Why You Should Try to Read Japanese Books?
A big question I had before I started was which one do I start with? But now that I’ve read both, I can try to differentiate the main points I noticed specifically. 君のなは Very long build-up to actionCan be confusing between the guy/girl/dream state or inner monologueLess dialogue overallDialect makes it a bit harder to… Continue reading 君の名は vs 天気の子 Reading Experience
I completed by second novel in Japanese 君の名は the other day, so I wanted to make this review now while it was still fresh in my mind. This movie has always had a special connection to Tokyo for me, since I studied abroad in Tokyo in the year following its release. I listened to the… Continue reading 君の名は Book Review
Now that I have completed the “dreaded” first book, I wanted to reflect and give some feedback that helped me. This can be a reminder if you already are familiar with these ideas. *Skip the prologue (and come back later) Prologues are often kind of vague or dreamlike on purpose, so it can be confusing.… Continue reading Tips to Complete Your First Japanese Book
My Reading Experience As you know, I started 天気の子 on Aug 16 and finished on Sept 8. It took roughly 3.5 weeks to complete, but with many hours each time I read. Thank you everyone who came on this reading journey with me and being so supportive. Is that slow? Is that fast?I’m not entirely… Continue reading Completion of My First Japanese Book and 天気の子 (Tenki no Ko) Book Review
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