I just started watching cricket in recent years, and there are still many things to learn about it every day. I felt embarrassed that I only knew Allan Border through his commentary. At that time, my first impression is I really liked his insights and calmness in expressing his thoughts…
Becoming Kim Jong Un is written by a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer who has accumulated knowledge about the development of North Korea under the new leader, Kim Jong Un. The writer gives a brief history of Kim Jong Un's grandfather, Kim Il Sung as a founder of North…
One-Sentence Summary: The death of a pawnbroker drives two young people to dark and sinister life. Yosuke Kirihara, a pawnbroker, was found dead by a kid at an abandoned construction site. Before his death, Yosuke visited one of his customers, Fumiyo Nishimoto, leading detective Sasagaki, wondering whether there had an…
Guest House for Young Widows follows thirteen young women from varying backgrounds and countries who had left their comfortable lives behind to join the Islamic State. There are various ways women were recruited, motivated, or forced to join the militants and sometimes were entangled with their loved ones' decisions. This…
One-Sentence Summary: A story of a gunslinger who keeps chasing after the Man in Black to seek information about the Dark Tower. The gunslinger had been following the Man in Black across the desert for two months. There was nothing in the remains but only burned grass with the familiar…
One-Sentence Summary: A life journey of an art thief after the loss of his mother. The narrator confines himself in a hotel room, thinking of his mother and later reveals that he is a 27-year-old American man who travels to Amsterdam for the first time. He is eager to get…
One-Sentence Summary: Harry Potter is running away from Voldemort while searching for Horcruxes simultaneously but is upset with Dumbledore's past and gets himself confused with Deathly Hallows. Voldemort and his followers gather at Lucius Malfoy's manor. The Death Eaters provide their updates about Harry's latest whereabouts so that Voldemort can…
One-Sentence Summary: Teenagers' confusions of their love interests, Voldemort's history before going to the dark side, and Harry's obsession with Draco Malfoy's whereabouts. I am glad that the story for once has a different beginning that does not involve Dursleys' mistreatment of Harry Potter. It has an uncommon start with…
One-Sentence Summary: Ministry of Magic interferes with Hogwarts's administration and denies the truth of the return of Voldemort, forcing the students to rebel for freedom and the revelation for the truth. On one of the hottest nights of the summer, Harry has an argument with his cousin Dudley on the…
One-Sentence Summary: Voldemort wants to regain his power, but he needs to lure Harry Potter to get something from Harry to help him rise again. I already got hooked with the story when it begins with rumours from villagers about a murder that happened a long time ago in their…