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Category: Keigo Higashino

Keigo Higashino

It was his knowledge of his own willful stupidity that had brought on his irritation

knowledge-of-self, stupidity

Keigo Higashino

Kusanagi had met plenty of good, admirable people who’d been turned into murderers by circumstance. There was something about them he always seemed to sense, an aura that they shared. Somehow, their transgression freed them from the confines of a mortal existence, allowing them to perceive the great truths of the universe. At the same time, it meant they had one foot in forbidden territory. They straddled the line between sanity and madness.

Keigo Higashino

…that the decline in reading among children was largely the fault of their parents. Parents these days don’t read books, themselves, but they feel they should make their children read. Since they aren’t readers, however, they have no idea what to give their children. That’s why they cling to the recommendations from the Ministry of Education. Those books are all insufferably boring and, as a result, the kids learn to hate books. It’s a vicious cycle with no end in sight.

books, children, reading

Keigo Higashino

…that the decline in reading among children was largely the fault of their parents. Parents these days don’t read books, themselves, but they feel they should make their children read. Since they aren’t readers, however, they have no idea what to give their children. That’s why they cling to the recommendations from the Ministry of Education. Those books are all insufferably boring and, as a result, the kids learn to hate books. It’s a vicious cycle with no end in sight.

books, children, reading