The 2022 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book Set In East Asia
 East Asia is composed of eleven countries: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.
 Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 
All books added
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa

The Cat Who Saved Books

Sōsuke Natsukawa

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka

Bullet Train

Assassins #2

Kōtarō Isaka

415 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction thriller adventurous fast-paced
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

Axie Oh

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai

177 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin

Winter in Sokcho

Elisa Shua Dusapin

154 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

Yiyun Li

205 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
Moms by Yeong-shin Ma

Moms

Yeong-shin Ma

368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel emotional funny reflective medium-paced
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

All My Rage

Sabaa Tahir

374 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith

Build Your House Around My Body

Violet Kupersmith

378 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror literary magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura

The Woman in the Purple Skirt

Natsuko Imamura

216 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious fast-paced