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I‘ll read at least one of my #Roll100 picks in January! Looking forward to another year of using random dice rolls to narrow down my abused Hoopla and Libby TBR lists. Thanks @PuddleJumper

#WeeklyForecast 01/25

I am reading Wolf at the Table, which I am enjoying. Next will be the tagged book. In 2025 I want to read at least one Japanese book a month.
And because I am still off work I hope I‘ll find the time to start the Rooney, a good beginning of the new year I hope!

Not a typical whodunnit mystery, but more philosophical (existential) and social commentary as expected of Abe. While our nameless detective and other characters are not so likeable (though their aspirations or lack of was certainly relatable), the city he unravels bit by bit—as he searches for a budding alcoholic's missing husband—felt dark and real, captivating me into completing the story.

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This is Hunger Games on steroids- and, huh, it was published before… seems very much like… huh. That said super fun read with built in action from pretty much the beginning. Nice.

Up next- This book has mixed reviews but the words “ cozy” and “ cats” in the reviews sold me, lol

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1/ always fun putting up the decorations

2/ Tale of Genji, not a snowflake in sight but I'm really looking forward to it as I've been on the waiting list on Libby for, something like over a year, and it just delivered it, a wonderful surprise

3 Stars • The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea is about Noboru Kuroda, a 13-year-old boy in a nihilistic gang, and his mother Fusako, who starts an affair with Ryuji Tsukazaki, a sailor. Initially, Noboru idolizes Ryuji for his adventurous life at sea. Ryuji's decision to settle down and marry Fusako is seen by Noboru and his friends as a betrayal of the sea's romantic ideal. The gang plots against Ryuji, leading to his murder by boys.

“'Here, come here,' I call,
but the fireflies
blithely go their way.“

A book that can introduce or familiarize children with other forms of poetry!