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East & Southeast Asia Reading Challenge

itsgigireads Host

7 participants (55 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read books from and set in variety of East and Southeast Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and more.

East & Southeast Asia Reading Challenge

itsgigireads Host

7 participants (55 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read books from and set in variety of East and Southeast Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and more.

Challenge Books

All books added

Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka

Bullet Train
Kōtarō Isaka with Sam Malissa (Translator)

415 pages • hardcover • 2010 • 48 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous funny tense fast-paced

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka

Bullet Train

Kōtarō Isaka with Sam Malissa (Translator)

415 pages • 2010 • 48 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous funny tense fast-paced

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Strange Houses by Uketsu

Strange Houses
Uketsu with Jim Rion (Translator)

208 pages • paperback • 2021 • 14 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Strange Houses by Uketsu

Strange Houses

Uketsu with Jim Rion (Translator)

208 pages • 2021 • 14 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

Vanishing World
Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

240 pages • digital • 2015 • 19 editions

fiction dystopian literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced

fiction dystopian literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

Vanishing World

Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

240 pages • 2015 • 19 editions

fiction dystopian literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced

fiction dystopian literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata

163 pages • paperback • 2016 • 163 editions

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

163 pages • 2016 • 163 editions

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

Snakes & Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara

Snakes & Earrings
Hitomi Kanehara with David James Karashima (Translator)

118 pages • paperback • 2003 • 28 editions

fiction contemporary dark reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary dark reflective fast-paced

Snakes & Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara

Snakes & Earrings

Hitomi Kanehara with David James Karashima (Translator)

118 pages • 2003 • 28 editions

fiction contemporary dark reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary dark reflective fast-paced

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi with Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)

213 pages • paperback • 2015 • 205 editions

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi with Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)

213 pages • 2015 • 205 editions

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa

Hunchback
Saou Ichikawa with Polly Barton (Translator)

90 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 25 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective fast-paced

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa

Hunchback

Saou Ichikawa with Polly Barton (Translator)

90 pages • 2023 • 25 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective fast-paced

Strangers by Taichi Yamada

Strangers
Taichi Yamada with Wayne P. Lammers (Translator)

208 pages • paperback • 1987 • 26 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction horror dark mysterious medium-paced

Strangers by Taichi Yamada

Strangers

Taichi Yamada with Wayne P. Lammers (Translator)

208 pages • 1987 • 26 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction horror dark mysterious medium-paced

Walking Practice by Dolki Min

Walking Practice
Dolki Min with Victoria Caudle (Translator)

176 pages • digital • 2023 • 8 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark funny fast-paced

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark funny fast-paced

Walking Practice by Dolki Min

Walking Practice

Dolki Min with Victoria Caudle (Translator)

176 pages • 2023 • 8 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark funny fast-paced

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark funny fast-paced

The Trunk by Kim Ryeo-ryeong

The Trunk
Kim Ryeo-ryeong

248 pages • paperback • 2015 • 10 editions

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

The Trunk by Kim Ryeo-ryeong

The Trunk

Kim Ryeo-ryeong

248 pages • 2015 • 10 editions

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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