Hisatoro is a teenager who, thanks to an unusual condition, has matured far beyond his years. You see, several times a month Hisatoro relives days nine times over in a time loop he dubs the Trap.| Mysteries Ahoy!
It was the beginning of October. Autumn came early in the Hokuriku region, but it would still be some time before the leaves began to turn. From the prefectural capital of T—, fresh snow could be seen on the highest peaks of the Tateyama mountain range, which separated the province of Etchū from that of … Continue reading Suspicion | Seichō Matsumoto| This Reading Life
I found The Full Moon Coffee Shop to be a pleasant variation on an oft-repeated theme; so many Japanese books with cats as the central characters seem to have seized the market. While I like cats, I am not so fond of astrology, another theme within this book. But, there are other ideas within its pages that gave me pause.| Dolce Bellezza