I love myself some magic in my books, or Faster than Light Travel. But I also love literary fiction. Obviously not every book will be your cup of tea, but these are books that I recommend for when the mood strikes. (Warning, some books may make you feel like garbage).
Spinach is Good, too (Literary Fiction for when the Mood Strikes) Public
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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
4 stars
"Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells …
Tsundoku says: This book is great, and it makes me want to give more of Ishiguro's books a try
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A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe
Kenzaburō Ōe, the winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature, is internationally acclaimed as one of the most important …
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I, the Divine by Rabih Alameddine
Raised in a hybrid family shaped by divorce and remarriage, and by Beirut in wartime, Sarah finds a fragile peace …
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Diary of a Void by Lucy North, Emi Yagi, David Boyd
When 34-year-old Ms Shibata gets a new job in Tokyo to escape sexual harassment at her old one, she finds …
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There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura
4 stars
A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: it is close …
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4 stars
Akari is a high school junior obsessed with "oshi" Masaki Ueno, a member of the popular J-Pop group Maza Maza. …
