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Japanese Literary Fiction Perfectly Made For Your Light Reading Session
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items Japanese literature has always captivated me with its ability to weave deep meaning into the simplicity of everyday life, often depicting ordinary characters within a seemingly tranquil setting while eccentricities and whimsicalities surface every so...
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May I say this book motivates me more than a self-help book could?! 😭 The Miracle of Namiya General Store is like a feel-good puzzle that slowly pieces together in the best way. The story kicks off with three guys on the run who take shelter in this...
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store - Keigo Hashino
If Cats Disappeared from the World is one of those books that makes you stop and think about the little things in life. It’s a story about a guy who finds out he’s dying and then makes a deal with the devil to extend his life. The catch? He has to gi...
If Cats Disappeared from the World - Genki Kawamura
The Great Passage is like a love letter to words and the people who dedicate their lives to them. The story follows a quirky team of dictionary editors working on this massive project to create the perfect dictionary. It might sound dry, but it’s act...
The Great Passage - Shion Miura
Convenience Store Woman is a quirky, sharp look at what it means to fit in—or not. The main character, Keiko, is a 36-year-old woman who’s totally content working at a convenience store, even though everyone around her thinks she should be doing more...
Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata
Convenience Store Woman is just the tip of the iceberg into Sayaka Murata's uncanny realm 😭 Life Ceremony is like stepping into a world where the bizarre is totally normal in a weirdly fascinating way. This collection of short stories by Sayaka Mura...
Life Ceremony: Stories - Sayaka Murata
The Memory Police is this haunting, slow-burn dystopia that totally messes with my head. On this strange island, things just start disappearing—like objects, ideas, even memories of them—and most people don’t even notice or care. The Memory Police ma...
The Memory Police - Yoko Ogawa
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa is a cozy, heartfelt story that celebrates the quiet beauty of books and the solace they bring. The novel follows Takako, a young woman who, after a painful breakup, retreats to her uncle’s quaint, du...
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop - Satoshi Yagisawa
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop continues Takako’s journey as she becomes more involved in running the bookshop, organizing events, and facing new challenges like a rival bookstore. The sequel deepens her connections with the shop’s patrons and ex...
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop - Satoshi Yagisawa
The Travelling Cat Chronicles is one of those books that sneaks up on you with how emotional it gets. It follows the journey of Satoru, and his cat, Nana, as they travel across Japan visiting old friends. On the surface, it seems like a simple, heart...
The Travelling Cat Chronicles - Hiro Arikawa
While it only contains three out of five books of the series, this is a smart choice if you want to read this series in a readathon 👩🏫📖
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Toshikazu Kawaguchi Boxed Set
Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a soft and bittersweet time-travel story set in a cozy little café in Tokyo. The concept is simple yet powerful: you can travel back in time, but you have to return before your coffee gets cold. The book tackle the issu...
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series #1) - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Tales from the Café brings us back to the same time-traveling café, where more customers seek out second chances and moments of clarity. This sequel deepens the emotional impact of the original with new stories that are just as touching and thought-p...
Tales from the Cafe (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series #2) - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before Your Memory Fades takes the time-traveling café concept to new locations. The stories here feel a bit more expansive and bring in new characters with their own unique struggles and desires. The emotional depth remains, as does the poignant exp...
Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series #3) - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before We Say Goodbye brings a touching sense of closure to the series, focusing on farewells and final moments that leave a lasting impact. The stories in this book are filled with bittersweet goodbyes, but also offer a sense of hope and understandi...
Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series #4) - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before We Forget Kindness, the fifth book in Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s time-traveling café series, feels like an unexpected encore after the seemingly final note of the fourth book, Before We Say Goodbye. While that book offered a gentle, satisfying conc...
Before We Forget Kindness (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series #5) - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
This book could be such a fun easter egg hunt if you're familiar with Japanese folklore 😉 Where the Wild Ladies Are is a refreshingly modern twist on traditional Japanese ghost stories, blending folklore with contemporary life in a way that’s both c...
Where the Wild Ladies Are - Aoko Matsuda
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Jujur buku ini jauh lebih memotivasi buatku dibanding buku self-help mana pun! 😭 Best part dari buku Keajaiban Toko Kelontong Namiya adalah teka-teki dan benang merah antar karakter yang perlahan-lahan terpecahkan seiring berjalannya cerita. Kisah i...
Keajaiban Toko Kelontong Namiya - Keigo Higashino
Funicula Funiculi adalah kisah bittersweet perjalanan waktu yang berlatar di sebuah kafe kecil di Tokyo. Konsepnya sederhana: kamu bisa pergi ke masa lalu, tapi harus kembali sebelum kopimu dingin. Buku ini mengangkat isu tentang betaa butuhnya manusia akan kedekatan, koneksi, dan keberanian untuk menghadapi masa lalu. Ceritanya menghangatkan ...
Funiculi Funicula (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series #1) - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Funiculi Funicula : Kisah-Kisah yang Baru Terungkap membawa kita kembali ke kafe perjalanan waktu yang sama, di mana pelanggan baru tengah mencari kesempatan kedua dan penjelasan atas masa lalunya. Sekuel ini memperdalam dampak emosional dari buku pe...
Funiculi Funicula : Kisah-Kisah yang Baru Terungkap (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series #2) - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Gadis Minimarket adalah buku yang memiliki pandangan unik dan kritis mengenai norma masyarakat. Tokoh utama kita, Keiko, adalah seorang wanita berusia 36 tahun yang sangat puas bekerja di minimarket, meskipun semua orang di sekelilingnya merasa dia s...
Gadis Minimarket (Convenience Store Woman) - Sayaka Murata
Dona Dona : Omoide ga Kienai Uchi ni membawa konsep kafe perjalanan waktu ke lokasi-lokasi baru, memperluas cakupan cerita dengan karakter-karakter baru yang menghadapi perjuangan dan keinginan unik mereka sendiri. Cerita-cerita di sini terasa lebih ...
Dona Dona : Omoide ga Kienai Uchi ni (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series #3) - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Merakit Kapal itu seperti surat cinta untuk kata-kata dan orang-orang yang mendedikasikan hidup mereka untuk itu. Kisah ini akan mengikuti journey tim editor kamus nyentrik yang sedang mengerjakan proyek besar untuk membuat ‘kamus sempurna’. Mungkin ...
Merakit Kapal - Shion Miura
Buku ini bisa jadi easter egg hunt yang seru banget kalau kamu familiar dengan cerita rakyat Jepang 😉 Where the Wild Ladies Are memberikan sentuhan modern yang menyegarkan pada cerita hantu tradisional Jepang, memadukan folklore dan kehidupan kontem...
Where The Wild Ladies Are - Matsuda Aoko
Jika Kucing Lenyap dari Dunia adalah salah satu buku yang bikin kamu berhenti sejenak dan merenung tentang hal-hal kecil dalam hidup. Ceritanya tentang seorang pria yang mengetahui dia akan mati dan membuat kesepakatan dengan setan untuk memperpanjan...
Jika Kucing Lenyap dari Dunia - Genki Kawamura
Polisi Kenangan adalah distopia penuh ketegangan dan bikin kepala rasanya kayak diputer-puter. 😭 Di pulau yang aneh ini, segala sesuatu mulai menghilang dan kebanyakan orang tidak sadar sama sekali. Polisi Kenangan memastikan apa yang hilang tetap t...
Polisi Kenangan (The Memory Police) - Yoko Ogawa