"You could give women something real. Real hope. Precedent. Empowerment." That’s the type of novel Natsuko Natsume, our main character, considers writing and that Japanese author Mieko Kawakami has delivered with Breasts and Eggs.
A locked-room murder, red-ochre-painted walls and the sound of the koto. Can you solve the murder mystery faster than private detective Kosuke Kindaichi?
The Japanese author Hiroko Oyamada has the uncanny skill to turn you into one of the main characters of the book. You are part of The Factory.
Would you hug her? Hold her close? Love her? The Only Child by Mi-ae Seo is a Korean thriller with a pleasant flow, good dialogues and realistic characters.
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Marukami is a really good book with an interesting story. There, I've said it, am I now allowed to join the sheeplessnessclub? This book is set in Japan and more specifically in Tokyo, Sapporo and the fictional Junitaki township north of Asahikawa in Hokkaido.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami is a book of growth, about a person gaining color and facing his past.
Little Siberia by Antti Tuomainen is one very action-packed thriller combining dark crime with darkish humor. Can one sole priest hold his own against the Russian mafia and Finnish villagers?
Children of the Cave by Virve Sammalkorpi gets better with every page you read. This book wasn't exciting at all and at the same time it was. Recommended!
Lion Cross Point by Masatsugu Ono is about a young boy who has known no love and doesn’t know what to do with himself in this world.