Recs if you like Diary of a Void...
the feminine imagination in east asian literature
a collection of inventive, incisive, and invigorating works of contemporary and speculative fiction by women writers of East Asia and its diaspora.
Sheβs spiraling
Books where the protagonist loses their grip on reality, has strange, unsettling, and/or surreal experiences
HRCYED 3.0 x Pagebound Quests (Covers Edition)
If we are going to do Qwordy's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 - we should probably get some Pagebound badges along the way! I'm specifically going to be adding books from Quests and readalongs that I think matches at least one of these cover prompts: craft, food, motion, biomes/landscapes, animals, weather.
Japanese Literature Essentials
Essential Japanese novels and short fiction, past and present.
woman vs void
A list of books I have come across when looking for books that fit this theme. Please leave a comment if there is something I should add.
Absurdist Workplace Novels
Just another day at the office π€ͺ
books set in Japan / by Japanese authors
japanese literature
japanese books i've read or been meaning to read
japanese literature by women
japanese literature written by women
Little Japan
This is my Japanese literature list: Little Japan. Most of these books sit on my bookshelf in my little corner of the world. Enjoy!
Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.
Women in Translation
Celebrate women in translation month all year round with this list of fabulous books
lit fic for the girls gays and theys β¨
open to suggestions π€ have yet to read all of these but Iβm working my way through it!
Women who crossed borders with words
Must-Read Books in Translation by Women <3
books that got me out of reading slumps
works that are easier to read, page turners or on the shorter side.
Existing Off Script
Stories of alienation, quiet rebellion, and existential reflection. Women stumbling, pretending, resisting, and somehow surviving in a world that rarely makes sense.
World Literature in Translation
A curated reading guide to translated fiction, featuring novels and short stories from around the world that reflect diverse cultures, histories, and literary genius.
unstable yet relatable
they told me all of my cages were mental so I got wasted like all my potential
Perspectives: On Loneliness
An intentional curation of books whose characters are navigating through the affliction of loneliness. Reading varied perspectives on this theme shows how loneliness can alter lives and the different ways in which people respond to it, endure it, and search for ways to escape (or even give in) to it.
maiden, mother, crone
books about the unique and universal experience of growing up as a girl and being a woman
