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Cute-munity Cozy Reads
A list of cozy fiction for when the world is heavy and the Book Club book is too much.
Books are cozy based on other lists or cute-munity reccs. Your milage may vary.
Asian Authors
An on-going attempt to track Asian authors in my Interested/TBR (and hopefully Finished) categories. Books are generally fiction/lit fic/fantasy with some memoirs. Authors span West to East Asia, the Asian diaspora, and mixed-race folx.
Japanese fiction to read on the train
japanese literature
japanese books i've read or been meaning to read
studio ghibli-esque worlds
books that capture the whimsical charm of beloved studio ghibli films, while grounding you in the beauty and reality of the world around us. note: These books are not necessarily cozy, much like the films themselves are not always comforting.
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Books about our mundane jobs. We'll explore: our role in society, conformity, routine, labor, and more. Leave your recs!
Cozy Japanese novels
If you need to read books that feel like a warm hug, this is for you!
Paper Cranes in the Rain.
My Favourite Translated Japanese Fiction
I can’t read Japanese fiction in their original language, only translated so I guess aim at the mercy of translators and their interpretation of these works.
