Welcome to Litsy!

Where I work my way through The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter https://www.suzs-space.com/the-setting-sun-by-osamu-dazai-translated-by-juliet-w...

This book has a lot to say about women, weight, food, appetite, and guilt. I‘m not going to pretend I understood every nuance — my insight into Japanese culture, especially around womanhood, is limited — but when I translate the themes into a Western context, I can see what the author is getting at.

Thanks for doing this @TheEllieMo !

January‘s pick is a Japanese fabulist tale of a mysterious restaurant where the customers can have a final meal with a lost loved one. A beautiful examination of grief and closure, with delicious recipes!

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I have come to really love Japanese cozies and this is such a good one. I plan to continue this series. A food detective is such an interesting profession and one I would not have thought there was a need for. Each client has such a personal and complicated link to the dish they want recreated. The Kamogawa father and daughter team are so great together and the cat, Drowsy, is a running gag. This book will leave you with a warm glow. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gotta Love Jólabókaflóð ? thank you @PatriciaU - made Christmas Eve extra cozy ?

Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for another fun swap

On the first day of Christmas my favorite book of January is A Tale for the Time Being!
This was my first by her so I hope there‘s more Ozeki in 2026 for me!

Honorable mention for January goes to The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.
Thanks for asking @TheEllieMo !

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Thank you so much @tdrosebud for this book. I now have the whole series. And if you can believe it, I had never had Dove until recently because I thought they only did dark chocolate. I was missing out. It is delicious! I love everything in this #Jolabokaflodswap package. And I had to show the wrapping paper. It was so pretty I almost didn‘t want to rip it open. Happy Holidays.

Omg thank you Kate for the extra book!! I started the audio and LOVED Butter so I really wanted a physical copy and now I will restart it from the beginning lol. Also, the snow people are cute okay!! 😆 And this card is BEAUTIFUL front and back!! Post 1 of 2. #Jolabokaflod #JolabokaflodSwap

Today I finished an audio reread of The Tale of Genji. I did not listen nearly as carefully as I read the first time a few years ago, but I found it interesting how some scenes were so familiar from the previous read. It is still a beautifully written but infuriating story.

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