Asako Yuzuki’s novel Butter first appealed to me as I was browsing a Hudson News on the way somewhere (I honestly don’t remember where at this point). The cover was bright yellow with a cow and some blood and a little bit of Japanese, and I was intrigued. Then the blurb made it sound even more interesting!
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Book Review: Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto
More recently I was wanting to read some shorter novels and happened to come across this murder mystery almost as soon as I walked into my local library. Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto was considered new because it was recently translated to English! Apparently it’s quite popular in Japan, and I can see why!
Read moreBook Review: Piercing by Ryu Murakami
It must have been back when I was looking for tickets to see Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott on Broadway that made me think about the 2018 film Piercing. I didn’t watch it upon its release, but I did enjoy however many years later. In m Christopher Abbott prime, this was an odd and graphic film that floated between several different genres.
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