Japanese literature

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18 participants (54 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

I solemnly swear that I will read twelve books written by japanese authors (male or female) till the end of the year.

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
Schoolgirl by Osamu Dazai

Schoolgirl

Osamu Dazai

94 pages • 1939 • 31 editions

fiction classics literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Все оттенки голубого by Ryū Murakami

Все оттенки голубого

Ryū Murakami

174 pages • 1976 • 37 editions

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced
Dragon Palace by Hiromi Kawakami

Dragon Palace

Hiromi Kawakami

167 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

fiction literary magical realism short stories mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Final Curtain by Keigo Higashino

Kyoichiro Kaga #10

The Final Curtain

Keigo Higashino

400 pages • 2013 • 16 editions

fiction mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder

Asako Yuzuki

452 pages • 2017 • 59 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

Water Moon

Samantha Sotto Yambao

374 pages • 2025 • 29 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #5

Before We Forget Kindness

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

203 pages • 2023 • 23 editions

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

The Kamogawa Food Detectives #1

The Kamogawa Food Detectives

Hisashi Kashiwai

201 pages • 2013 • 64 editions

fiction literary mystery emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

She and Her Cat

Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

154 pages • 2013 • 40 editions

fiction contemporary magical realism short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced