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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. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Strange Pictures by Uketsu

Strange Pictures

Uketsu

240 pages • 2022 • 30 editions

fiction horror mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa

The Cat Who... #1

The Cat Who Saved Books

Sōsuke Natsukawa

198 pages • 2017 • 117 editions

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
Dreams of Joy by Lisa See

Shanghai Girls #2

Dreams of Joy

Lisa See

354 pages • 2011 • 21 editions

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

Tokyo Ueno Station

Yu Miri

197 pages • 2014 • 39 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Diving Pool by Yōko Ogawa

The Diving Pool

Yōko Ogawa

176 pages • 1990 • 24 editions

fiction contemporary horror literary short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama

223 pages • 2020 • 89 editions

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

ねじまき鳥クロニクル / The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle #1-3

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Haruki Murakami

607 pages • 1994 • 131 editions

fiction contemporary literary magical realism dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Lisa See

371 pages • 2017 • 27 editions

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

Tokyo Ever After #1

Tokyo Ever After

Emiko Jean

336 pages • 2021 • 49 editions

fiction contemporary romance young adult funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow #1

Iron Widow

Xiran Jay Zhao

394 pages • 2021 • 84 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced