I love myself some magic in my books, or Faster than Light Travel. But I also love literary fiction. Obviously not every book will be your cup of tea, but these are books that I recommend for when the mood strikes. (Warning, some books may make you feel like garbage).
Spinach is Good, too (Literary Fiction for when the Mood Strikes) Public
Created and curated by Tsundoku
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Tsundoku says: This book is great, and it makes me want to give more of Ishiguro's books a try
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A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe
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Kenzaburō Ōe, the winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature, is internationally acclaimed as one of the most important …
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I, the Divine by Rabih Alameddine
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Raised in a hybrid family shaped by divorce and remarriage, and by Beirut in wartime, Sarah finds a fragile peace …
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People from My Neighborhood by Hiromi Kawakami, Ted Goossen
4 stars
From the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blend the …
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Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, Lucy North, David Boyd
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When 34-year-old Ms Shibata gets a new job in Tokyo to escape sexual harassment at her old one, she finds …
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There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura
5 stars
A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: it is close …
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4 stars
Akari is a high school junior obsessed with "oshi" Masaki Ueno, a member of the popular J-Pop group Maza Maza. …
