Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
Ok, so every now and then, I post some random, non-Japan related book review on this blog. Why? Because I think it’ll be useful, especially to people living on their own. Well-heeled is a book targeted at girls to help them be more financially savvy. Although it’s for girls, I think the basics of financial… Read More Well-heeled by Lesley-Anne Scorgie
I remembering hearing about this book when it first came out, although I can’t remember if the reaction towards this book was positive or negative. So, when I saw it at Rainbow Plaza, I was really excited to read it and find out what it was like. A Geek in Japan is a basic introduction… Read More Book Review: A Geek in Japan by Hector Garcia
Today, as I was going home from Church, this sign caught my eye. It’s a small, cramped library called KinKon館 It says 貸本 (kashihon – book for loan) and it’s a lending library called KinKon館. It lends manga at 80yen per book for a day. The uncle running the stall is actually really proud of it… Read More Look What I Found!
I first heard of this book through…. well, let’s just say it’s a long and complicated story involving me trying to find a furisode (for Seijinshiki – link to post with pictures!) and explaining to my mom what it was. And thanks to a non-Japanese Geisha called Sayuki, my mom assumed that second-hand furisodes were… Read More Book Review: Geisha by Liz Dalby