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320 reviews

Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei by David Mura

informative reflective slow-paced

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted

4.5

Killing and Dying by Adrian Tomine

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I read through this in an hour and found myself very depressed. Next time I'll space out each story....

Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Stopped reading this in December 2020 and picked it up again bc I was craving more Japanese lit, something ethereal and light where nothing happens. Tsukiko is such a slacker and that made me think of the new “rise” of “slacker literature” (memorial, pizza girl) in the USA. Most protagonists in contemporary Japanese lit are slackers. Look at banana, h murakami, ryu murakami. No goals no western canon

Outlawed by Anna North

adventurous fast-paced

3.5

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

sad tense slow-paced

4.5

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

dark medium-paced

3.0

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous dark emotional informative medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5