Out, by Natsuo Kirino (11 January — 14 January)
Out was an optional novel for the class on mystery novels I took last spring, but I read something else instead. After reading it, I can definitely see why it would be on a class syllabus, though I’m...
View ArticleHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, by Haruki Murakami
I think I say this all the time, but I do love my book clubs. I love having a reason to finally read a really good book or to trash a really terrible book with like-minded people. I especially love...
View ArticleThe Goddess Chronicle, by Natsuo Kirino
Many moons ago I read Kirino’s Out, a bonkers mystery/thriller story which I remember much more fondly than I gave it credit for back in the day. So when this book came up in my ordering, I was like,...
View ArticleThe Housekeeper and the Professor, by Yoko Ogawa (24 September — 26 September)
This was one of those books that I don’t really get, but it redeemed itself by being all about math. :) Yay, math! The unnamed housekeeper of the title tells the story of how she came to work for the...
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