I love myself some magic in my books, or Faster than Light Travel. But I also love literary fiction. Obviously not every book will be your cup of tea, but these are books that I recommend for when the mood strikes. (Warning, some books may make you feel like garbage).
Spinach is Good, too (Literary Fiction for when the Mood Strikes) Public
Created by Tsundoku
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克拉拉与太阳 by 宋佥, Kazuo Ishiguro
4 stars
克拉拉是一个专为陪伴儿童而设计的太阳能人工智能机器人（AF），具有极高的观察、推理与共情能力。她坐在商店展示橱窗里，注视着街头路人以及前来浏览橱窗的孩子们的一举一动。她始终期待着很快就会有人挑中她，不过，当这种永久改变境遇的可能性出现时，克拉拉却被提醒不要过分相信人类的诺言。
在《克拉拉与太阳》这部作品中，石黑一雄通过一位令人难忘的叙述者的视角，观察千变万化的现代社会，探索了一个根本性的问题：究竟什么是爱？
Tsundoku says: This book is great, and it makes me want to give more of Ishiguro's books a try
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A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe
Kenzaburō Ōe, the winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature, is internationally acclaimed as one of the most important …
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Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa, Stephen Snyder
4 stars
An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Years later, the …
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I, the Divine by Rabih Alameddine
Raised in a hybrid family shaped by divorce and remarriage, and by Beirut in wartime, Sarah finds a fragile peace …
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People from My Neighborhood by Hiromi Kawakami, Ted Goossen
From the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blend the …
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Diary of a Void by David Boyd, Emi Yagi, Lucy North
5 stars
When 34-year-old Ms Shibata gets a new job in Tokyo to escape sexual harassment at her old one, she finds …
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There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura
A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: it is close …
