Japanese Mystery Readalong Book Club 2021

Japanese Mystery Readalong Book Club
March to December 2021
(details)
MARCH:

The Black Lizard / Beast in the Shadows
by Edogawa Rampo
translated by Ian Hughes
Mystery, Japan | Published: 2006 (first 1928) | Goodreads | my rating: 4
old school mystery presentation with speculations hashed and re-hashed; what naughty women
APRIL:

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
by Soji Shimada
translated by Ross MacKenzie, Shika MacKenzie
Mystery, Japan | Published: 2015 (first 1981) | Goodreads | my rating: 5
calculated, references to Sherlock Holmes
MAY:

Malice
by Keigo Higashino
translated by Alexander O. Smith
Mystery, Crime, Japan | Published: 2014 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
title says it all, ooo, shiver...
JUNE:

Real World
by Natsuo Kirino
translated by Philip Gabriel
Mystery, Horror, Japan | Published: 2008 (first 2003) | Goodreads | my rating: 4
teens, restless, sad, lacking
JULY:

The Decagon House Murders
by Yukito Ayatsuji
translated by Ho-Ling Wong
Mystery, Crime, Japan | Published: 2020 (first 1987) | Goodreads | my rating: 4
classic, locked-room mystery, agatha christie-esque, revengeful
Jigsaw puzzle sighting: chapter 3, section 3, page 89
AUGUST:

The Inugami Curse
by Seishi Yokomizo
translated by Yumiko Yamazaki
Mystery, Japan | Published: 2020 (first 1972) | Goodreads

SEPTEMBER:

A Quiet Place
by Seicho Matsumoto
translated by Louise Heal Kawai
Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Japan | Published: 2016 (first 1971) | Goodreads

OCTOBER:

Confessions
by Kanae Minato
translated by Stephen Snyder
Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Japan | Published: 2014 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
NOVEMBER:

The Moai Island Puzzle
by Alice Arisugawa
translated by Ho-Ling Wong
Mystery, Crime, Japan | Published: 2016 (first 1989) | Goodreads
DECEMBER:

Astral Season, Beastly Season
by Tahi Saihate
translated by Kalau Almony
Thriller, Japan | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

Books and Puzzles: Black Lizard

This pairing includes two oldies - a puzzle of Vincent Van Gogh's Souvenir de Mauve which is a piece dated March 1888 and the March Japanese Mystery Readalong Book Club selection first published in 1928.

book: The Black Lizard / Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Rampo

puzzle: Souvenir de Mauve art by Vincent Van Gogh
Toywea (1000 pc)

~*~ fyi: March 30 - Van Gogh's birthday

Lovely Books and Things - 3.28.21

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update

Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Received my renewed passport in the mail faster than expected.
2. Learning about the Guerilla Girls political art (here)
3. Outdoor reading with a Matcha Latte at a cafe - The Black Lizard / Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Rampo for Japanese Mystery Readalong Book Club (here)

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Bought:

Play the Red Queen
by Juri Jurjevics
Mystery, Historical, Vietnam | Published: 2020 | Goodreads

Library: audiobook

In Order to Live
A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers
Memoir, Korea | Published: 2015 | Goodreads

Library:

Ex Libris
100+ Books to Read and Reread
by Michiko Kakutani
illustrated by Dana Tanamachi
Memoir, Essays | Published: 2020 | Goodreads

Freebies: from Free Little Library

Yolk
by Mary H.K. Choi
YA, Mental Health, Korean American | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

For Review:

VIDAS
Deep in Mexico and Spain
by Edward Stanton
Travel, Memoir, Mexico, Spain | Published: March 2021 | Goodreads
courtesy of publisher - Thanks!

The Bounty
by Janet Evanovich, Steve Hamilton
Mystery, Thriller, Paris | Published: March 2021 | Goodreads
courtesy of publisher - Thanks!
~*~
San Francisco School of Needlework & Design
Embroidery lecture series (details):

Erica Wilson - A Life in Stitches
by Linda Eaton and Anne Hilker
Biography, Embroidery | Published: 2020 | details | virtual exhibition

Elizabethan Lady, circa 1973 (source)

~*~ AND watched: DVD

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
Director: Marielle Heller
Writers: Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster
Inspired by article: "Can You Say... Hero?" by Tom Junod
Stars: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper
Biography, Drama | imdb | my rating: 5
Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.

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* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Lovely Books and Things - 3.21.21

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update

Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Irish Soda Bread from John Campbell's Bakery on Taraval

2. YouTube: Black Girl in a Big Dress - Join awkward African American Anglophile Adrienne (aka "Lady Kate") as she navigates 21st century issues with 19th century ideals...oh, and often while wearing a giant Victorian dress that would have made the queen herself envious. (here) Quite amusing!

3. Almond blossoms at Costco

~*~

Bought:

The Black Lizard / Beast in the Shadows
by Edogawa Rampo
translated by Ian Hughes
Mystery, Japan | Published: 2006 (first 1928) | Goodreads
for Japanese Mystery Readalong BC (here)
Unboxing:

The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
Historical, Mystery | Published: 2021 | Goodreads
decided to try this subscription box again
a bailey sarian aqua tofana vibe
Library: audiobook

When No One is Watching
by Alyssa Cole
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2020 | Goodreads
for Crime Time with Pip and Simon (here)
Library:

Pavane for a Dead Princess
by Min-gyu Park
translated by Amber Hyun Jung Kim
Literature, Contemporary, Korea | Published: 2014 (first 2009) | Goodreads
for Read the World 21 (here)
Freebies: from Free Little Library

The Cruel Prince
by Holly Black
Fantasy, YA, Fae | Published: 2018 | Goodreads

Furyborn
by Claire Legrand
Fantasy, YA, Angels | Published: 2018 | Goodreads
~*~
Virtual Author event: hosted by Alta Magazine
Check out their calendar for future free author events (here)

Southland
by Nina Revoyr
Mystery, Historical, LGBTQ, Los Angeles | Published: 2003 | Goodreads

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AND watched: virtual theatre

9-Man (2014)
A Streetball Battle
Director: Ursula Liang
Documentary, History, Sports, Asian American | imdb | my rating: 5
'9-Man' is an independent feature documentary about an isolated and exceptionally athletic Chinese-American sport that's much more than a pastime. Since the 1930s, young men have played this gritty streetball game competitively in the alleys and parking lots of Chinatown. At a time when anti-Chinese sentiment and laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act forced Chinese restaurant workers and laundrymen to socialize exclusively amongst themselves, nine-man offered both escape and fraternity for men who were separated from their families in China and facing extreme discrimination and distrust. Pivoting between oil-spotted Chinatown parking lots and jellyfish-filled banquet scenes, the film captures the spirit of nine-man as players not only battle for a championship but fight to preserve a sport that holds so much history.

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* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Book Stitchalong 2021

Book Stitchalong 2021
hosted by Meg Scarbie Art
#bookstitchalong2021 on instagram
create a piece based on the books read this year
~*~
March
Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu
The Black Lizard/Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Rampo

February
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

January
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami (in progress)
Legacy by Cayla Kluver (piece up next) - dnf