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Books you'll find on my shelf
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items Here you can find a few books that I've read recently and really enjoyed. As someone who works in bursts, I've been trying to create a habit of reading at least 20 pages a day so I can justify my forever need to buy more books. The ones so far in the...
Sections
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Japanese Literature
British Humor
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
My little Japanese corner. I do terribly enjoy the way they explore and explain emotions and the complexity of human nature.
This is the first book that I've read from a Japanese author and is what made me continue looking into Japanese literature.
I believe Norwegian Wood is already fairly well known as being a hauntingly beautiful, intimate and deeply emotional novel. Th...
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, Paperback
It's an interesting collection of six short stories set in the aftermath of 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan. Each story examines the grief, isolation and search for meaning of the characters, showing how they process loss and try to rebuild themselves ...
After the Quake: Haruki Murakami
This would be the fifth book in the "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" series. I picked this up not actually knowing it's part of a series. I believe it could also be read as a stand alone since at the beginning of the book you've got the relationship map...
Before We Forget Kindness: Emotional Book
Another collection of interconnected stories where troubled people are given an unusual temporary "treatment" : a cat. If you enjoy gentle, reflective stories sprinkled with a little magic, then you are in the right place. Also if you're thinking abo...
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
British Humor
Based on the crime solving journey of four interesting pensioneers meeting every Thursday in a room in their peaceful retirement community. Initially looking through old unsolved crimes, the four characters find themselves embroiled in an actual inve...
The Thursday Murder Club 1
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Fantasy
The Greek mithology obsession is back!
This book is a reimagination of the life or Circe, a minor figure from the Odyssey, focusing on the witch's emotional evolution. It's not about what she does, but how she evolves and who she becomes, giving her ...
Circe by Madeline Miller