Trigger warning for rape. I found Fuminori Nakamura’s Cult X (translated by Kalau Almony) infuriating. I […]
Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee
In each generation of the family at the center of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko, individuals must […]
The Master Key, by Masako Togawa
It’s such a lovely feeling to finish a mystery novel after the realization that the […]
Rainbirds, by Clarissa Goenawan
Ren Ishida arrives in Akakawa, Japan, for the worst reason. His sister was murdered there. […]
A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding, by Jackie Copleton
Amaterasu Takahashi thinks she is the last member of her family. Her husband has died. […]
The Great Passage, by Shion Miura
Samuel Johnson defined lexicographer as “a writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge, that busies himself […]