mimi10v3High-density contemporary fiction, especially Murakami and Ted Chiang, where an ordinary premise can quietly open into metaphysics, technology, loneliness, or another culture's imaginative weather.
The recorded ratings average 7.2/10, with 1 perfect ten. Recurring authors include Haruki Murakami.
A place to begin
Highest rated.
Exhalation
Mimi’s noteI originally read this on Kindle, but then found a signed limited edition copy in my local Little Free Library so it is on my bookshelf as well :) best find to date
10/10Contemporary Literature : Short StoriesBlind Willow, Sleeping Woman
About the bookThis collection gathers twenty-four short stories by Haruki Murakami, spanning a range of settings from the mundane to the surreal. The narratives often feature unusual characters—such…
8/10Contemporary Literature : Short StoriesMen Without Women
About the bookThis collection gathers three of Haruki Murakami's most celebrated short stories, originally published in Japanese in the 1980s and later translated into English. The narratives explore…
8/10Contemporary Literature : Short StoriesWasted
About the bookWasted is a collection of interlinked short stories set in San Francisco, centering on the chaotic and often tragic lives of a group of friends in a shared household. The narratives exp…
All books 12
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| Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman | Haruki Murakami | 2006 | 10 | Read | → |
| Exhalation | Ted Chiang | 2019 | 9 | Read | → |
| First Person Singular | Haruki Murakami | 2020 | 6 | Read | → |
| Literature from the 'Axis of Evil' | Words Without Borders (Editor) | 2006 | 7 | Read | → |
| Men Without Women | Haruki Murakami | 2014 | 8 | Read | → |
| Redeployment | Phil Klay | 2014 | — | Unread | → |
| Runaway | Alice Munro | 2004 | 6 | Read | → |
| So You Want to Be a Robot | A. Merc Rustad | 2017 | — | In catalog | → |
| The Hospital for Bad Poets | J. C. Hallman | 2009 | 6 | Read | → |
| The Most Beautiful Book in the World: Eight Novellas | Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt | 2006 | 6 | Read | → |
| Unaccustomed Earth | Jhumpa Lahiri | 2008 | 6 | Read | → |
| Wasted | Marya Hornbacher | 1998 | 8 | Read | → |