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Kate’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kate’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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2025 Books
Below is a very short quiz based on what I read in 2025. See if you can answer any of these, and if you can't (or don't want to), I put the answers at the end of this post. You can see my full list of 2025 books in my Goodreads profile.
1. Which two books include a key plot point that involves leprosy?
2. Which three books are translations from the Japanese?
3. Which four books are set in Japan? (If Read more of this blog post »
1. Which two books include a key plot point that involves leprosy?
2. Which three books are translations from the Japanese?
3. Which four books are set in Japan? (If Read more of this blog post »
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Katabasis
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| Hilarious, and so on point for Florida that even the most outrageous plot elements have to be taken as likely to happen here. | |
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| The translation and narration were both excellent, and I enjoyed the story, which is charming, a light read, easy to listen to while taking a walk. I never worried about missing something, unlike denser audiobooks. It's somewhat predictable and there ...more | |
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| For the first few pages, I assumed this novel was set in the 80's, because I couldn't believe Japanese office life was still that way for a young women recently graduated from college. But the evidence appeard soon enough (Netflix, Prime, smart phone ...more | |
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| A moving and unusual story, and a wonderful translation by Alison Watts. | |
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| The translation and narration were both excellent, and I enjoyed the story, which is charming, a light read, easy to listen to while taking a walk. I never worried about missing something, unlike denser audiobooks. It's somewhat predictable and there ...more | |
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| In 2025, this is the book I mentioned the most when talking to other people. This story of a journalist and a convicted serial killer is a little weird but also engaging in a way I didn’t expect. The killer (convicted, although some doubt about her g ...more | |
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| I really enjoyed this tale of a teenager who goes back in time to the 80's and meets her mother as a teenager. It's funny, entertaining, and the audiobook is very well narrated. I recommend it if you want a "Back to the Future" tale with a smattering ...more | |
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