First published in 1988, this Japanese bestselling novel has been on my radar for a while, even before I read…
This is a pleasant, simple read which has the simple yet elegant narration I have often encountered in novels translated…
A quietly supernatural, simply-written short novel about family. It’s narrated by Yayoi, who goes to stay with her otherworldly aunt…
This is the third of Isaka’s books I’ve read. I thought it wasn’t as good as Bullet Train (it does…
What if Satan, bored and lonely, took over the body of an American multi-millionaire and went to Europe, where he…
A quirky contemporary novel about literature and relationships, the book is not in the mystery genre, although it does have…
An odd, unsettling collection of short stories from the author of The Nakano Thrift Shop and Strange Weather in Tokyo.…
An intelligent, epic fantasy novel for children but possibly best appreciated by adults. I think much of it is symbolic…
A weird, grotesque collection of short stories which engages with concepts of morality and humanity. Most of the content requires…
It was very strange to be reading this book (in March) during the war in Ukraine, as it was originally…