Non-Fiction “The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices” Xinran (2000) Review | To be women in China back then
Non-Fiction History “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China” Jung Chang (1991) Review | 3 generations of women under Mao’s China
Non-Fiction History “SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome” Mary Beard (2015) Review | Fun and fascinating way to learn about Rome
Fiction European “Baudolino” Umberto Eco (2000) Review | Baudolino, charming master of languages and lies
Fiction American “The Last Templar” Raymond Khoury (2005) Review | Chasing Templars in present day NY
Fiction British “Brideshead Revisited” Evelyn Waugh (1945) Review | sad truth behind the old English aristocracy
Fiction European “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” Jules Verne (1870) Review | SF adventure with Nautilus and its captain Nemo
Fiction American “Lolita” Vladimir Nabokov (1955) Review | Fell in love with a child and the shock it gave
Non-Fiction “A Year in Provence” Peter Mayle (1989) Review | A very British guy in very French Provence
Non-Fiction “The Parent’s Guide to Occupational Therapy for Autism and Other Special Needs” Cara Koscinski (2016) Review | Practical guide for family with young children with ASD
Non-Fiction Japanese “Japanese Society” Chie Nakane (1967) Review | To really understand Japan and its vertical society
Non-Fiction Japanese “The Art of Organizing Thoughts” Shigehiko Toyama (1986) Review | loved since the 80s in Japan, now in English
Non-Fiction “I Am Malala” Malala Yousafzai (2013) Review | The Girl Who Stood Up for Education for all
Non-Fiction “How to See the World” Nicholas Mirzoeff (2015) Review | Significance of visual culture today
Fiction European “I Who Have Never Known Men” Jacqueline Harpman (1995) Review | With Trump, dystopia became our favourite genre
Fiction Japanese “Silence” Shusaku Endo (1966) Review | demanding book by a Christian Japanese legend
English reviews “I Want to Eat Your Pancreas” Yoru Sumino (2015) Review | You will cry, like it or not
Fiction British “The boy who stole time” Mark Bowsher (2019) Review | A boy seeking the essense of time
Fiction British “There are Rivers in the Sky” Elif Shafak (2024) Review | Time, space, history, tragedy, all connected
English reviews “The Final Curtain” Keigo Higashino (2013) Review | Sad case and secret about his mother’s death
English reviews “A Death in Tokyo” Keigo Higashino (2011) Review | Secret that his family didn’t know
Fiction Japanese “Newcomer” Keigo Higashino (2009) Review | Newcomer to solve the mystery with the locals