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An excellent collection of short stories of 20th century Japan. Included satire, along with prose and more. Was a delight to read. Rating: 4/5

An excellent collection of small stories about marriage, undiagnosed depression and alcoholism; laced with emotional weight about the human condition. Rating: 5/5

The short stories were a little hard to 'dig in' to properly due to their extremely short nature, however I enjoyed the concepts covered in this collection! Rating: 3/5

This novel about DNA hacking was gripping from start to finish! All the twists and turns in the book made it impossible to see what was going to happen until it did. A solid rating of 5/5 for this book!

That cliffhanger at the end got me. The way robot technology was described was extremely captivating and awe-inspiring, especially with the baku that appears to have a mind of its own! A gripping read from start to finish, looking forward to the sequel! Rating: 4.5/5

A gripping tale about a young lieutenant who discovers that his morals change over time during an expedition to New South Wales. Rating: 3/5