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The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon

The Pillow Book

Sei Shōnagon

395 pages • first pub 1002 (editions)

nonfiction classics history informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Astro Boy, Vol. 1 by Frederik L. Schodt, Osamu Tezuka

Astro Boy, Vol. 1

Astro Boy #1

Frederik L. Schodt, Osamu Tezuka

223 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction comics manga adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

224 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

All the Lovers in the Night

Mieko Kawakami

219 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

282 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad slow-paced
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

South of the Border, West of the Sun

Haruki Murakami

186 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary romance emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito

The Liminal Zone

Genkai Chitai #1

Junji Ito

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror manga short stories dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Uzumaki by Junji Ito

Uzumaki

Uzumaki #1-3

Junji Ito

648 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction horror manga dark mysterious tense fast-paced
My Brother's Husband: Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame

My Brother's Husband: Volume 2

My Brother's Husband / Otouto no Otto #3-4

Gengoroh Tagame

352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ manga emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Idol, Burning by Rin Usami

Idol, Burning

Rin Usami

128 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced