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Officially a bookaholic, books are the tonic to my weary soul. japanese lit and manga. Monster Naoki Urasawa is my love till death ✨️ 🇲🇾🇦🇺
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2024 Books I read + review 🧵
1. 1st Jan 2024 Natsume Soseki's Kokoro
Rereading Soseki's Kokoro up till 1.30 in the morning, 1 Jan 2024 & it still affected me like the first time. The sadness lingers, the story stayed in my heart & mind. The kind of emotion that will make u choked up in tears, the one that slowly made u feel seen & heartbroken🥺
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Japanese Author & the list of books thats available in English. If you want to read them, highly suggest Yuko Tsushima for melancholy, Sayaka Murata for the unhingedness, Yoko Ogawa is human psyche, Masako Togawa for feminism, Natsuo Kirino for the rage & gore
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Japanese literature and their obsession with cats🐈. Its interesting to see how cats are such prominent characters in these novels with some of them have their own voices, narrating the story. I read a short story Town of Cats by Haruki Murakami & got inspired to do this post✨️
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Slice of life and healing Japanese Literature to be released in 2024. Sometimes all we need in this chaotic, hard world is the soft touch and comforting books that tell us its okay. These kind of books brought a sense of belonging and familiarity which I love
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The Melbourne Book Market is a real gem. Found so many great classic titles for great price🥺🥺. Guess how many books I bought?? 👀👀
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New slice of life Japanese Lit Releases in 2024✨️. There is the cafe with borders between reality & dreamlike setting, talking cats cafe, the pandemic difficulties, photo studio with dead people as customers, discovering life thru others. More synopsis in the thread
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This book is perfect for those who are tired, uncertain of their future, the anxiousness in world of employment. With 5 people in different stages of life, we got glimpses of them struggling in their work or life. Its a heartwarming, relatable read. Book in Kinokuniya special ed
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Japanese authors excelled in portraying human darkness in their stories. They are the master of pyschological thrillers which questions the grey area of human's behaviours. Both Keigo and Natsuo Kirino dealt with character's depth, Kanae & Fuminori excelled in human's psyche
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You cannot deny that Japanese Lits with cats 🐈 on it made the covers 10 times cuter 💖. Besides adorable (also some weird one, looking at u Murakami), cats as central characters or as sidekicks in books make a heartwarming & cozy stories. Japanese lits & cats are inseparable🥺
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More comforting & heartwarming Japanese Lit to look forward too ✨️. From convenience store at quiet seaside town, finding solace in a stationery shop, served with comfort foods in Chibineko Kitchen and wishes to meet someone precious in ur life
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Thrifted books from Melbourne Book Market. Hidden gems are the best kind of gems 🌟💖
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Japanese Authors & books list in translation. Highlighting authors that rarely heard like Hiroko Oyamada for her ecentric stories, Hiromi Kawakami for the subtlety & strangeness in the ordinary, Banana Yoshimoto's excellence in nostalgic melancholy & Mieko Kawakami's quietude
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Some heartwarming book recs for Japanese lit 🌼🌸
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Books with themes of grief and loss. We all experience different kind of grief and loss, the nothingness felt was the worst feeling ever. seeking comfort in books as a coping mechanism during hard times provide some relief even if its just a little
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if you are feeling lonely, read Banana Yoshimoto & Mieko Kawakami, feeling raged & want disturbing stuff, read Kanae Minato, Masako Togawa, Yoko Ogawa, Natsuo Kirino, in need of calm & feeling hopeful, go to Michiko Aoyama & Shion Miura, feeling unhinged go for Sayaka Murata
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Disturbing books that get progressively darker & unhinged as you read them. Women's rage, spiral into madness, extreme gore, deranged, bloody violent, horrifying, these kind of books are both haunting and captivating, you can never get enough of them. Any bookrecs? (Title in alt)
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Highlighting books that were mentioned in More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop. Also, would love to see more books by Satoshi Yagisawa to get translation in the future 🌟
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First book The Sequel
More days at the Morisaki Bookshop is out in Kino and least to say, the cover is gorgeous! Loveeee the 1st book hint on the cover and the beautiful books stacked in the shelves 🌟💖
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What a comforting book. In a busy world where things are moving fast, this book reminds us to take it slow, to appreciate life as it is, find happiness for urself. The stories spoke to me, especially on the struggles of work & loneliness🥺. A beautiful relatable book for all❤️
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Riwayat bookstore is a gem🌟. Love the rustic atmosphere and I found 2 thrifted books by Murakami 😭 in the edition that I want! My monday is well spent 💖
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I know its too early for 2025 but I'm obsessed with the line up for upcoming Japanese Lit releases🌟🌟. Expect Mieko Kawakami, Sayaka Murata, Junko Taksase, Saou Ichikawa, Mishima, Yuko Tsushima & many more 😍. Bless the amazing translators & publishers 💖
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When it comes to murder mystery, Japanese authors are well-known for honkaku, a term translated to "orthodox". With clever twists, puzzles to be solved, locked room mystery, the plays on whodunnit is explored in more depth. Psychologically impactful & classic drama, its so good!
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Where to read books for free?
Instal Libby app or request review/advanced reader copy books from Netgalley & Edelweiss. Been doing this for the past years, and i love how i can save money as well read new releases
A thread for easier reference.
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Morisaki Bookshop book covers are so pleasing to look at 🥺. Malay version and english version
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New Japanese lit featuring cat and this sounds so adorable 🥺🥺🥺. Kokoro clinic that prescribes cat as treatment rather than meds 😭❤️❤️. I want one too!
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Shout out to women authors ♡ and this post dedicated to Japanese Women Authors in which i love and hope to read more. Ranging from diverse views on motherhood, love, gender, identity, love and challenging societal issues, they are pioneer of literature ♡
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Books that explored deep loneliness, achingly relatable and perfectly capture the feeling of being lonely♡. especially japanese literature, they just hits to the core to the point it hurts🥲
#bookrecs
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Introducing to you some hidden gems. These are some of the Japanese lits that I rarely heard people talk about/see online & I'm intrigued to read them. Out of these, I have only read Izumi Suzuki & I'm obsessed w her, the rest are quite hard to get & some are pricey🥲
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Translated literature I want to get at Kinokuniya but too expensive to buy 🥲. The struggle of liking these translated books are their crazy high price
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Disturbing & dark Japanese lit lean towards psychological horror. Rather than supernatural horror or fear of unknowns, Japanese authors explored the horror of real life, on taboo topics & the dark side of humanity. The unsettling stories creeps under your skin yet irresistible
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Books I read recently that I enjoyed and still thinking about them
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Hyperventilating bcus the cover reveal for MORE DAYS AT MORISAKI BOOKSHOP IS HERE 😭😭!! Look at how gorgeous this is!! Low quality pic bcus this is the only cover I managed to find but its coming out this July! I absolutely adore the first book so excited for this ✨️😩
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When you are obsessed with books especially books in the bookstore ✨️🌻
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Happy International Women's day 🌟💖. Celebrating women's empowerment & books written by women and how much I love them. My aim is to diversify my reads so I am glad that my friends always come up with great recs 🌟. These are some of books I highly suggest for u to read ❤️
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Upcoming Japanese Thriller releases in 2024. If u know me, you know i loveeee thriller the most & Japanese lit hits different! There is a woman serial killer with touch of gourmet, psychological insanity of a man, murder in a house, disturbing death, also Kosuke Kindaichi🤌✨️
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I dont follow Literary Prizes much but I'm alwaya intrigued by the Akutagawa Prize winner selection ever since the influx of translated lits. So here is compilation of Akutagawa Prize winning novels that are known to be translated into English.
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Obscure Japanese Lit I found that may fell under the radar for many. Authors like Mieko Kanai whom I love is the only one I'm familiar with, the rest are less known but im so intrigued by them! Putting it here in case you want different recs than usual ✨️
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Exploring the themes on womanhood, challenging societal expectations, struggles & loneliness, Japanese women authors are the epitome of powerful literary voices for all. With disturbing themes, psychological thriller, somes on mundane & ordinary life, while others on hope
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Shin Kyung Sook is an author that make me cry for every single book she wrote 🥲. Still left 2 books I havent read yet. Grateful for the amazing translation too by these great translators 💖
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Banana Yoshimoto's The Premonition is a beautiful story of family & love. Its the discovery of the past, the mundaneness of everyday life & rediscovering deep emotions. Subdued, melancholic, its the reminiscence & the youthfulness of life that makes it compelling
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Monday Japanese Lit Recs ✨️. Slice of life books where even the simplest mundane things we do in life can be comforting to read as we follow these characters's day to day life. They have their own struggles yet there is hope & something to be cherished❤️
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Current read 🌻. Diving back into the cozy bookstore in Jimbocho. Expected release on July 2024 ✨️
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Reason why I love Japanese Lit ✨️
Their covers are gorgeous as heck and catches your attention. Japanese Lit covers are top tier level >>>>>>
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Cute cats on book cover = slice of life + ❤️❤️. Some of the Japanese lit titles that's I'm looking forward because they have cats on the cover 🥺🥺.
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In a fast paced, busy world, its nice to have a heartwarming books that remind us to slow down for a while and appreciate the little connections we have in life. Two Korean Lits on human relationships & finding our own pace to heal. Looking forward to read both of them 💖
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Short Japanese Lit recs below 200 pages. Pretty interesting that under 200 pages, the stories crafted by these authors can make a lasting impacts on the readers. Banana Yoshimoto is excellent in pulling ur heartstrings💖. I love when short novella hits the right emotional spot🥺
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Short stories recs for those who want to try Japanese lit shorts. I think short stories is a great way to see how creative an author can be. Thats why i love Akutagawa a lot, he was the Father of Japanese short stories❤️. Here are some of the recs if ur interested 🌟
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I'm obsessed with Japanese thriller and when I found Keigo Higashino back in 2019, life isnt the same anymore cuz Devotion of suspect X changed me. Keigo thrived on the psychological aspects of the crimes, the grey area of his characters & the emotional depth of the stories
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Short stories by women author✨️. When it comes to short stories, women author brought the whole ingredients onto the table and left no crumbs ✨️❤️. So take your flavour. Titles in the alt as usual 🥰
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Me and my collection of Japanese classics in Tuttle edition 💖. Always looking out for Japanese lit published by
@TuttleBooks
cuz I'm obsessed with them
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Just finished with Murakami's Novelist as a Vocation & thinking of picking up more of his books
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Rereading this made me realize that its okay to feel like you dont know what to do, its okay to want something better, its never too late to pursue your dream & its never too late to rediscover life & purpose. What you are looking for is in the library is a good companion in need
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Books about books, books that set in bookstore or library are comforting. Cozy, heartwarming and magical, there is a charming sense to books with this theme. It made you feel seen as a reader and book lover🌻📚❤️
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Japanese literatures to be released in 2024🌟. More mystery, thriller, women's fiction, dystopian, slice of life, heartwarming and ofc more short stories by Dazai! Super excited to see the list of the upcoming books bcus they all looks so good! 2024 gonna be a lit year ❤️❤️
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Natsuko Imamura crafted bizarre stories so delicately in this collection of 3 stories where various characters are alienated or distanced from society. These surreal, odd stories are about these women's voices, their desperation to be needed, to be seen
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A reading list/books by Akutagawa Ryunosuke that have been translated. He is my auto buy author but his books are so pricey, i couldnt just buy them unless its sale 🥲. I'm hopeful for more of his short stories to get translated & pls read Hell Screen & Rashomon, he is amazing!
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Latest bookmail 🌟 gifted by Times Reads. Yoko Ogawa is high on my list & Elif Shafak too. I saw Ramallah is gonna be my next read 💖
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Japanese Lit Tuesday Recs. Books that made me cry, felt seen, relatable & ripped my hearts apart and mend it back. When a book touched you in the heart like no others then yknow its the one for u❤️
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Upcoming japanese literature releases I'm excited for! Familiar names: Keigo, Akutagawa, Yokomizo, Fuminori Nakamura are the most anticipated but Im more excited for newly English debut😍. Thankful to the translators 😭. Diverse genre from thriller, slice of life, magical realism
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Its weekend Japanese lit recs - especially for women & the children of women. When it comes to womanhood & motherhood, these authors are brilliant in speaking up of the struggles, the tenacity and the realness of being a woman. Empowering & relatable, these books are superb
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Reading this currently and i just knew this will be a comfort cozy read🥺. Its my anticipated release this year and happy got to read an e-arc ❤️ on Edelweiss
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Japanese lit that lives in my head rent free. They linger in my mind days after finishing them so thats why I highly recommend these books 🌟. Any Japanese lit that you can never forget about?
Halo. Tolong rekomendasiin J-Lit yang seru, terutama yang fokusnya bukan di persoalan romansa, ya 🥲 Yang menurut kalian "Kamu harus baca ini deh!" 😂 Terima kasih 🙏 /lt
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Tsutaya Intermark Mall & the book sections. Its not that big but they restocked mostly latest releases so thats nice
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Lets make a thread; Books in Bookstore version! Drop your favourite bookstore pictures✨️
Mine: Kinokuniya > Tsutaya > Eslite
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still one of my dearest comfort book of last year. i guess we all need that one book to tell us that we are not alone in this world 🥺❤️
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I Went to See My Father was an emotional read that got me crying for how relatable it is. An exploration on a father figure, the difficult lifes, sacrifices & the love he has for his family. Its gutwrenching to see how our parents are getting older & reading this broke my heart
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Books, books and more books. And of course, its book buying time 😂
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More disturbing & dark book recs as suggested from the comments in the previous post. Some underrated & really effed up stories discovered which sparked conversation on how subjective our interpretation on disturbing stories🤯. Absolute banger recs i will say😳
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POV of a reader who hoards the Japanese Literature section every single time she visited the bookstore Kino✨️✨️
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I wanna clear out my bookshelves since i got more books and now my shelf is overflowing🥲🥲. I only have this one shelf for my books, another shelf is only for manga. But lowkey like how it looks despite how messy it is 😂
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Books that talked abt books, the love for reading, the joy of sharing what u read with other readers, the way books makes us feel seen & fulfilled and that book is Hari-hariku di Kedai Buku Morisaki 💖. Translated into Malay, I found joy & comfort reading this again
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#JanuaryinJapan
2024 wrap up. Its a good month as I reread my fav book in the beginning of the new year, got my heart wrenched by Kaga from Keigo's book, found another comfort books in Goodbye Tsugumi & Territory of light, get fked up over Grotesque& Evil and the mask ✨️
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Days at Morisaki bookshop is available in Kinokuniya (rm69.90). Couldnt resist myself to pick up the physical copy in store bcus its so PRETTY 😭😭. read the e-arc & i will say its worth reading for all book lovers ♡. The comfy vibe, the heartwarming moments, its so cute too🥺
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Its Japanese Lit Monday recs ✨️. 4 heartwarming books you should read that talked about mysteries of life, the mundaneness, building relationships and connection, and the heartfelt emotion. I love how simple they are but still left deep impression❤️
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Cats in book are another level of comfort you can find in daily life. A collection of 7 stories on cats & their relationships with the humans in this cycle of birth, death, happiness, sadness, living & parting. Truly a comforting book that made me cry on how beautiful life is 🥺
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Posted this on tiktok but wanna share on books I have read & reasons why i love them (at kinokuniya bookstore). They are all my favourites and i wont shut up about them
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Obsessed with this upcoming Korean Lit covers!! Both are so colourful & gorgeous despite the heavy content of the novels and pls look at the first cover reminded me so much of manhwa 😍😍. Massive love for these beautiful Korean Literature books. Synopsis in the thread
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Favourite reads for 2023✨️✨️. Read a lot of japanese lit, found new fav authors and new comfort books. So long 2023🌻
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I'm here again to talk abt upcoming Japanese Lit releases for the 2nd half of the year since I'm looking forward for all of the titles in here! Excited for new translated Banana Yoshimoto, Murakami, Keigo, Izumi Suzuki (my girl, love her sm), the cat books🌟, Dazai & thriller!
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This is why we always said that book review is for the readers & not the authors. I think we should add another one too - not for publisher🙂.
Review is meant to be shared, be it criticsm or praises as reading is a subjective experience so take it as it is or try to improve
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How to stay alive in your 20s, Dr Syafiq Sallehin. Im on Chapter 1: Life is suffering and already highlighted so many lines in here.
"Happiness is not a trophy to be won and held on to forever...Happinese is, in fact, fleeting and temporary"
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Slice of life seems to be the word associated a lot with Japanese lit but to me is about human connections, the exploration of loneliness, the day to day mundane life, the discussion on societal issues. Its a shame to only put the genre in one box when its so much more
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Happy World Books Day✨️. To all of the books I have read, yet to be read & to books that accompanied me throughout the years & books that deserved to be spoken & voices to be heard. So many great books yet so little time ❤️🍉
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I always take pictures of books I find interesting or want to get at the bookstore. Its more of a want than a need for now because they are pricey, but I do want to read them someday 🌟
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I havent read a lot of Korean Lit but I will always suggest these 3 books bcus they left impacts on me
1. Seven years of darkness - You Jeong Jeong
2. Human Acts - Han Kang
3. Welcome to Hyunnamdong bookshop - Hwang Bo-Reum
Aku ngga tau kenapa ngga perna betah baca K-Lit mungkin karena belum nemu yang di pikiranku bagus kali ya, anw ada saran buku novel K-lit? Thank you
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Gagal Menjadi Manusia, karya terjemahan teragung Dazai dibawa oleh
@BiblioPress
menggambarkan perasaan seorang Oba yang hidupnya kecelaruan & penuh ketakutan. Bila kau tak dapat rasa diri sebagai manusia, hidup kosong bertopengkan badut, buku ni merintih jiwa bagi aku
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A reading guide: Izumi Suzuki
Izumi Suzuki is not like any others, she breaks free from the law of scifi making her story solely her own. With astounding ideas coming from an ingenious mind, though sorrowfully a short lived woman, her tales stand the passing of time
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A book with the concept of nostalgia & foods with a dash of some detective work to recreate the food of your memories. Its a lighthearted stories with scrumptious description of foods, a bit repetitive but still enjoyable. Coming out this October published by PanMacMillan (left)
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Have I told you the greatest masterpiece ever created was Monster by Naoki Urasawa & how I'm obsessed with this series 🥺. Monster singlehandedly won me over by Kenzo Tenma as the most empathic & nuanced character & Johan Liebert, the most complex villain ever
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Ifyou love slice of life books, this one is perfect in my humble opinion. It got calming countryside vibe, jazz music, mentions of japanese lit, cat with one eye. Most importantly, its abt family bonding & addressing mental health 🌻
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Two Japanese authors that I'm obsessed with currently. I love them immediately after reading their works. They are quite underrated & their books may not be everyone's cup of tea but I love the unique writing style of Mieko Kanai & the themes Izumi Suzuki brought ✨️❤️
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Women thriller got me on chokehold and these books live rent free in my head
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The adorableness of these two book covers 🥺🥺. I'm obsessed with cats in Japanese lit, cannot decide which one is cuter 😭. Which cover you like the most - Like for green cover, retweet for blue cover
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Dark, depressing & disturbing Japanese lit cuz they are a need🌟. Ryu Murakami is my auto buy author after how much I loved & devoured Piercing then Natsuo Kirino is THE AUTHOR i will read anything from 🤌, Murata is ofc, no words can describe how much Im obsessed w her 😌
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19 June 1909 - 13 June 1948
"We all remain children, no matter how much time goes by. We don’t understand anything"
"Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness.
Everything passes"
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Impressed with the books available at Popular Sunway Pyramid cuz wow, they restocked so many great titles 😍🌟. Saw many newest titles like Hyunnamdong Bookshop, More days at Morisaki, also found this beautiful edition of Knausgaard 🤌
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