The muted colors in that picture are such a vibe
I’ll be sad for the challenge to end. I like reading everyone’s posts!
@MissDagger Kiro is so cute!
Today I dug into the short story at the end of 死仮面 - it’s not as bad as it had been (the start was just boring me to tears) but I’m still not that engaged in the story. I have around 20 pages left and I’m going to try to finish it today but I don’t know if I’ll have time given other things I have to do tonight.
Also, @NicoleIsEnough you said to ping you when I was planning to start 半落ち and I’ve decided to start reading it in January and have drawn up a 10 week reading schedule for myself. I don’t know if it will be worth while to make an announcement post in December saying I plan to do this and people can join, and if, as it’s a longer book, I should make weekly threads or just stick to one. I’m a little unsure of the precedent since clubs I’ve been in have varied.
Also I guess at this point I should say that of course anyone is welcome to join when I start, but that for fair warning the only other book by this author that I’ve read was quite difficult for me. He doesn’t hold back on the vocabulary and his writing is more flowery/literary. I put a few example sentences in my review of ロクヨン.
I read a couple pages of 半落ち and it doesn’t seem quite as difficult as 64 was, but it’s worth noting I have almost a years worth of additional reading under my belt now
Personal schedule
Week 1 - Jan 2: 0-23; 23 pages; Start - 1.2
Week 2 - Jan 9: 23-51; 28 pages; 1.3 - 1.6
Week 3 - Jan 16: 51-79; 28 pages; 1.7- end of chapter
Week 4 - Jan 23: 80-107; 27 pages; 2.0 - 2.3
Week 5 - Jan 30: 108 - 142; 34 pages; 2.4 - end of chapter
Week 6 - Feb 6: 143 - 174; 31 pages; 3.0 - 3.4
Week 7 - Feb 13: 174-202; 28 pages; 3.5 - end of chapter
Week 8 - Feb 20: 203-254; 51 pages; chapter 4 (entirety)
Week 9 - Feb 27: 255-306; 50 pages; chapter 5 (entirety)
Week 10 - Mar 6: 307-357; 50 pages; chapter 6 (entirety)
Summary - Eng and JP
「妻を殺しました」。現職警察官・梶聡一郎が、アルツハイマーを患う妻を殺害し自首してきた。動機も経過も素直に明かす梶だが、殺害から自首までの2日間の行動だけは頑として語ろうとしない。梶が完全に“落ち”ないのはなぜなのか、その胸に秘めている想いとは――。日本中が震えた、ベストセラー作家の代表作。2003年このミステリーがすごい! 2002年週刊文春ミステリーベスト10 第1位
(copied from deepl)
I killed my wife. Soichiro Kaji, an incumbent police officer, has turned himself in for the murder of his wife, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Kaji is honest about his motive and the process of the murder, but he stubbornly refuses to talk about his actions during the two days between the murder and his surrender. Why has Kaji not completely “fallen off the wagon,” and what thoughts does he have in his heart? This bestselling author’s masterpiece made the whole country tremble, and was selected as one of the “Greatest Mysteries of 2003” in "This Mystery is Amazing! The best-selling author’s masterpiece, which shocks the whole country.