Find a perfect place outside during the great weather, grab a book, and start reading.<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Child 44<\/span> by Tom Rob Smith<\/p>\n It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not always tempting to read a novel before its film release, but when Tom Hardy plays the leading role it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s another matter. Hardy, like so many of my favorite actors, skirts the film industry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s edges seamlessly going between Hollywood blockbusters and low-key independent titles. His decision to do Child 44<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0should be reason enough to race toward this already National Bestseller before it hits theaters here in Japan. Set in Stalinist Russia, former MGB Agent Leo Demidov must investigate a series of child murders that ultimately lead to much darker systemic horrors. As the first part in a trilogy you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have much more to look forward to in the near future.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been a consistent member of Hyogo AJET\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Book Club you know that Ry\u00c5\u00ab Murakami\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s From the Fatherland with Love<\/span> has been runner-up as the book to read time and time again. Finally though, this novel will have its time in the spotlight as it at last secured enough votes to be the topic of discussion for Hyogo AJET Book Club 10. Often known as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Other Murakami\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, Ry\u00c5\u00ab Murakami\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s novel is a fiction in which North Korea sees an opportunity during an economic collapse to invade Japan. As the Japanese government is powerless to stop the invasion, the country must rely on prior dissident Ishihara and his fellow disenchanted youth to resist the North Korean forces. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to join the discussion, join the Facebook group and come to the next meeting on Sunday, June 14.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Although surrounded by controversy there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no doubt a general excitement surrounds the release of Harper Lee\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second novel. After her Pulitzer Prize winning To Kill a Mockingbird<\/span> was published in 1960, Lee largely remained quiet letting her single work echo powerfully for years. However, fans of the original story (and I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see how you couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be) will be able to continue where To Kill a Mockingbird<\/span> finished as Go Set a Watchman<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0is a sequel. Scout Finch, now an adult, returns to Alabama to visit her father Atticus 20 years after the events of the original story and like with most coming home sagas, Scout must face her past and successfully navigate her feelings as well as her father\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"from](\"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/from-the-fatherland-with-love.jpeg\")
<\/a>From the Fatherland with Love<\/span> by Ry\u00c5\u00ab Murakami<\/p>\n<\/a>Go Set a Watchman<\/span> by Harper Lee<\/p>\n