Inhae: “Books finished recently :meow_read2: - 爆弾 by 呉勝浩 (Go Katsuhiro, jp) , …”

Inhae @life@social.inhae.blog Nov 20, 2025 · 13:05

Books finished recently

- 爆弾 by 呉勝浩 (Go Katsuhiro, jp) , a police procedural where police officers have limited time to locate bombs planted in Tokyo. There are fascinating duels in the interrogation room, and I liked that the psychology and personality of each of the officers involved in solving the case are described in detail and influence the investigation. I haven’t watched the movie, but it looks great from the trailer I’ve seen.

- 上流兒童 by 吳曉樂 (Wu Xiaole, tw) describes the milieu of privileged mothers who use their child to score good marks for themselves in the endless competition with other mothers, and the pressure and burden felt by our protagonist who tries to fit in. It was both fascinating and scary to see how the people you spend time with can influence and change you, and how easy it is to embrace the values of your circle, even if they’re not yours to begin with.

The English translation, The Privileged by Michael Berry, will release on December 16, I highly recommend it!

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A Japanese book on the right and a book cover on the left are lying on a table. They have the same title but not the same cover design. The empty cover advertises for the film adaptation of the novel and displays a scene from the film.

A book written in Traditional Chinese is on a wooden table. The cover shows two manicured hands reaching for a cake with a faceless child standing on it.