Five Year Diverse Reading Challenge - hosted by tsprengel

Region - Read a book about East Asia
All books added
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa

216 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

3 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

531 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Hard Road Out: One Woman's Escape From North Korea by Jihyun Park, Seh-Lynn Chai

The Hard Road Out: One Woman's Escape From North Korea

Jihyun Park, Seh-Lynn Chai

6 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa

274 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark reflective sad slow-paced
What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama

253 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Iron Widow #1

Xiran Jay Zhao

395 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

Almost American Girl

Robin Ha

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Ghost Girl, Banana by Wiz Wharton

Ghost Girl, Banana

Wiz Wharton

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced