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keepingupwiththepenguins
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This is a contemporary Japanese re-telling of the Faustian bargain. It‘s an interesting philosophical novella, one that falls smack bang in the middle of Paulo Coelho and Haruki Murakami. Pick it up when you‘re in a pensive mood but short on time. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/if-cats-disappeared-from-the-world-genki-ka...

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The City And Its Uncertain Walls- Haruki Murakami

Book Review- https://www.boleybooks.com/?s=Uncertain+walls

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Lenamarcela339
Before the Coffee Gets Cold | Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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mfarragher
This Is How We Do It | Matt Lamothe

"This is how we do it in Italy. This is how we do it in Japan."

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This Is How We Do It | Matt Lamothe

This book is great for teaching about cultural diversity and global citizenship. Students can compare their own daily routines with those of children in other countries.

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mfarragher
This Is How We Do It | Matt Lamothe
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This book takes readers on a journey to see how children from different countries live their everyday lives. It highlights the cultural differences and similarities that make our world fascinating and diverse.

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squirrelbrain
Mina's Matchbox | Yoko Ogawa
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Quite different to the other Ogawa books I‘ve read, this was very sweet and whimsical and not very ‘challenging‘ or complicated at all.

Tomoko, aged 12, is sent to live in her Uncle‘s opulent mansion, where she makes friends with her cousin Mina who is one year younger and in delicate health.

It did read like a children‘s book at times and I loved it whilst reading it, but it‘s immediately gone out of my mind since I finished it.

squirrelbrain Have you read this one yet, Barbara? @BarbaraBB (edited) 2d
sarahbarnes This is on my list - I‘m intrigued even though it does sound so different from her others. 2d
BarbaraBB I haven‘t! I bought a copy in Manchester but haven‘t gotten to it yet. Curious about it after your review! 2d
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squirrelbrain I think you‘ll both like it, even though it‘s rather different! @sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB 2d
willaful Is there “Secret Garden“ inspiration? 2d
squirrelbrain No, I don‘t think there is @willaful - no-one is cantankerous and, although Mina is ill, Tomoko doesn‘t ‘rescue‘ her. 18h
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