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Books you must read before your time is up at least once in your life
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This is one of my favorite books that I actually wouldn’t really casually recommend to everyone BUT if you like the depiction of human complexity and pondering on question what does it mean to live as a human being and if you feel like you aren’t qua...
No Longer Human | Delfi knjižare | Sve dobre knjige na jednom mestu
Another very good and relatable read. It consists of 3-4 stories. First one is same as the name of this book, yes a school girl! It describes her thoughts throught her daily life, I am pretty sure we all felt like this at some point in our lives. As ...
Schoolgirl by Osamu Dazai
This book talks about a woman named Kazuko, her brother Naoji and her mother as three characters who view life differently from one another even though they are family-of same blood. This book goes deeper about moral compass, enduring hardships and f...
The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai
As we all know Haruki Murakami is one of the most well-known Japanese writers and it is not a surprise that I recommend this book. It was my first time reading one of his works and I am glad that I chose this book. This book is about girl named Mari ...
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
This is one of the best written realistically speaking and the most heart wrenching books I have ever read. You will find yourself pausing from reading the next page of this book because of how detailed some things are described to the point where yo...
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
This was my first book reading from Japanese writers and it really stuck with me. The story revolves about two nameless people- one is a student and the other one is a “professor”. They form quiet a unique relationship and form subtle yet also unbrea...
Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki
If you like early setting stories that reminds you of folk stories especially Japanese tales, Edgar Allan Poe and Akutagawa Ryuunosuke from Bungo Stray Dogs, you are welcome to read it. There are multiple stories about multiple characters, symbols an...
Rashōmon, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Classic yet nonetheless good. This is a story about young man called Dorian Gray who posesses looks of a greek god and has an epiphany about his majestic appearance awakened by other’s admiration. How will he maintain his physical beauty and where wi...
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY - Oscar Wilde
Another good read by Korean writer. The story talks about complexities of life in general and ways to deal with them. The story revolves around the conversations between the main character and her therapist.
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Se-hee
If you’re drawn to emotionally rich, introspective stories that linger in your mind long after the last page, Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami is a must-read.
It’s a deeply moving coming-of-age novel set in 1960s Tokyo, following a quiet, thoughtfu...
Norwegian Wood | Delfi knjižare | Sve dobre knjige na jednom mestu
If you’ve ever felt deeply lonely in a world full of people — like you’re invisible until someone suddenly sees you — then White Nights is a story that will quietly break your heart in the most beautiful way.
This short novella takes place over four...
White Nights | Delfi knjižare | Sve dobre knjige na jednom mestu
If you’re craving a story that doesn’t just entertain but pulls you into a world where logic bends, time slips, and reality hums with meaning, then you need to read Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami.
This isn’t your typical coming-of-age novel. ...
Kafka On The Shore - Murakami, Haruki
At its core, it’s about a young, manipulative orphan named Tōru, who’s taken in by a dying nobleman — Honda, now old and filled with doubt after a lifetime chasing the idea of reincarnation. Tōru, cold and charming, is possibly the final reincarnatio...
The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility, #4) by Yukio Mishima
If you had only a few days left to live, what would you give up to get more time? Your phone? Movies? Maybe even… cats?
This quiet, magical little novel follows a lonely postman who learns he’s dying — and is offered a strange deal: for every extra ...
If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura
If you’re drawn to stories that ask why anything matters at all — and answer with a shrug — The Stranger is a must-read.
It follows Meursault, a man who doesn’t cry at his mother’s funeral, kills someone for no clear reason, and meets his fate with ...
The Stranger by Albert Camus