Books and Bao Reading Challenge - hosted by mikkareads

Asian Literature
Read at least one book that is mentioned in the category "Asian Literature" on the Books and Bao website. Add the books you may read or want to read.
All books added
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

188 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

Baek Se-hee

192 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective medium-paced
Idol, Burning by Rin Usami

Idol, Burning

Rin Usami

128 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

Cursed Bunny

Bora Chung

247 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror short stories speculative fiction dark mysterious medium-paced
Out by Natsuo Kirino

Out

Natsuo Kirino

520 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Plotters by Un-su Kim

The Plotters

Un-su Kim

304 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

The Decagon House Murders

Yukito Ayatsuji

284 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

How High We Go in the Dark

Sequoia Nagamatsu

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin

Please Look After Mom

Kyung-sook Shin

237 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

172 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced