Sidereus
@sidereusnyx.bsky.social
Mystery fiction enthusiast. Mostly just sharing my thoughts about video games and books. EN/日本語
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Sidereus
@sidereusnyx.bsky.social
· Oct 19
As a short intro, here are some of my favorite mystery media:
- The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
- Death in the House of Rain (Lin Szu-Yen)
- The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Shimada Soji)
- Turnabout in the Lighthouse of Lunacy (Blackrune)
- Four Fiends of Nilfheim (DWaM)
- The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
- Death in the House of Rain (Lin Szu-Yen)
- The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Shimada Soji)
- Turnabout in the Lighthouse of Lunacy (Blackrune)
- Four Fiends of Nilfheim (DWaM)
I will never forgive Uchikoshi for not explaining who kicked the can
November 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I will never forgive Uchikoshi for not explaining who kicked the can
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I've decided to stop being a fake Ellery Queen fan and actually read an Ellery Queen book.
I already read Roman Hat, but I'm not going to count that. Starting French Powder today.
I already read Roman Hat, but I'm not going to count that. Starting French Powder today.
September 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I've decided to stop being a fake Ellery Queen fan and actually read an Ellery Queen book.
I already read Roman Hat, but I'm not going to count that. Starting French Powder today.
I already read Roman Hat, but I'm not going to count that. Starting French Powder today.
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⌛英訳を担当した "The Clock House Murders”（綾辻行人先生の『時計館の殺人』) はイギリスでは来月、10月9日発売予定です。アメリカでは2026年6月2日予定のようです。よろしくお願いいたします！
September 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
⌛英訳を担当した "The Clock House Murders”（綾辻行人先生の『時計館の殺人』) はイギリスでは来月、10月9日発売予定です。アメリカでは2026年6月2日予定のようです。よろしくお願いいたします！
finished S2 of Apothecary Diaries. The second half didn't have much in the way of mystery-solving, but I enjoyed the story a lot regardless. Maomao continues to be one of my favorite protagonists ever, and Shisui was a great addition to the cast.
September 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
finished S2 of Apothecary Diaries. The second half didn't have much in the way of mystery-solving, but I enjoyed the story a lot regardless. Maomao continues to be one of my favorite protagonists ever, and Shisui was a great addition to the cast.
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He didnt have it. I checked. @normalnick.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
He didnt have it. I checked. @normalnick.bsky.social
I can't believe NYT paywalled the mini crossword. That was my favorite morning activity and a fun way to stay connected with friends/family via the leaderboard. I'm actually devastated
August 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I can't believe NYT paywalled the mini crossword. That was my favorite morning activity and a fun way to stay connected with friends/family via the leaderboard. I'm actually devastated
I think I might finally be getting the motivation to read mysteries again
August 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I think I might finally be getting the motivation to read mysteries again
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忄 is 心 but it's been radicalized by the far left
August 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
忄 is 心 but it's been radicalized by the far left
I think we should call a piece of trivia a trivium
July 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I think we should call a piece of trivia a trivium
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visual novels (especially kinetic novels and VNs with few choices) should be more easily navigable. like a book
January 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
visual novels (especially kinetic novels and VNs with few choices) should be more easily navigable. like a book
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Known in Japan as the 死天王
June 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Known in Japan as the 死天王
This is a great example of the difference between -nara and -tara (and a good thing to remember in general!)
![Another well-known contrast between the two conditionals is the popular public service announcement:
飲のんだら乗のるな。乗のるなら飲のむな。
Nondara noru na. Noru nara nomu na.
If you drink, don’t [then] drive. If you [are going to] drive, don’t drink.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3abuehfwqcfmmpiyutx4sfwu/bafkreid6xf4co7olhzji6vfccztqqt3s3dtxfjmkt65bjrivltufwad5ly@jpeg)
June 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This is a great example of the difference between -nara and -tara (and a good thing to remember in general!)
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I felt like writing a short text about Minami Asovu's "The Witch Chose to Die With X: Hyperserial Murders at the Eternity Manor" for my website, it's a really good book.
natsukawacottage.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/t...
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The Witch Chose to Die With X – Yesterday, We Lost Our Lives, Tomorrow We Were Born.
From page one, this book just started crazy strong. The sudden chaos, the confusion, the impactful introduction of the time mechanic, and the relation between the two main characters, all of it hit…
natsukawacottage.wordpress.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I felt like writing a short text about Minami Asovu's "The Witch Chose to Die With X: Hyperserial Murders at the Eternity Manor" for my website, it's a really good book.
natsukawacottage.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/t...
natsukawacottage.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/t...
Leaving tomorrow to visit Japan for the first time
a girl with pink hair is wearing a mask while holding a piece of paper
ALT: a girl with pink hair is wearing a mask while holding a piece of paper
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April 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Leaving tomorrow to visit Japan for the first time
Finished 星降り山荘の殺人 by Kurachi Jun and I really enjoyed it. The main trick was quite good, and I appreciated the long and detailed deduction section. The gimmick of telling you what's going to happen in each chapter was also fun and didn't detract from the deduction process at all. Very satisfying!
April 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Finished 星降り山荘の殺人 by Kurachi Jun and I really enjoyed it. The main trick was quite good, and I appreciated the long and detailed deduction section. The gimmick of telling you what's going to happen in each chapter was also fun and didn't detract from the deduction process at all. Very satisfying!
Pet peeve: people trying to use "old English"* but putting -eth on the wrong words. I saw "Thou shalt keepeth [...]" recently at a museum of all places.
-(e)th is the precursor to -s, so "keepeth" is analogous to "keeps"
I keep
Thou keepest
He/she/it keepeth
*actually early modern English
-(e)th is the precursor to -s, so "keepeth" is analogous to "keeps"
I keep
Thou keepest
He/she/it keepeth
*actually early modern English
April 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Pet peeve: people trying to use "old English"* but putting -eth on the wrong words. I saw "Thou shalt keepeth [...]" recently at a museum of all places.
-(e)th is the precursor to -s, so "keepeth" is analogous to "keeps"
I keep
Thou keepest
He/she/it keepeth
*actually early modern English
-(e)th is the precursor to -s, so "keepeth" is analogous to "keeps"
I keep
Thou keepest
He/she/it keepeth
*actually early modern English
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No that's ok agoda, I'm sure that last five ten-quintillionths of a percent are vital to the calculation of my discount. I look forward to receiving my imperceptible fleck from the remnants of a penny shredded by an angle grinder in the mail.
April 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
No that's ok agoda, I'm sure that last five ten-quintillionths of a percent are vital to the calculation of my discount. I look forward to receiving my imperceptible fleck from the remnants of a penny shredded by an angle grinder in the mail.
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