The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain or All Systems Red (first Murderbot Diaries book) by Martha Wells
DTownForever on
I just finished *Convenience Store Woman* and it was both compelling and well-written. Some phrasing and transitions were odd to me, but the book was translated from Japanese, and I’m coming at it from a very non-Japanese perspective. Just something to maybe be aware of if you’re judging the quality of the writing.
Anyway, I think there is a *lot* to discuss there, it would be a good book club book.
SilverScreenMax on
I really like Buddha in the attic by Julie Otsuka, it’s about the experiences of Japanese immigrant women to America, before, during, and after wwii.
Chunk7891 on
Train Dreams is a great novella. Film coming soon on Netflix, if that’s a selling point.
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The Short End of the Sonnallee
ChronoMonkeyX on
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Nobody writes novellas like Tchaikovsky, you’ll come away thinking it must have been a full novel. I don’t do unrelated novellas, unless they are by him. 202 pages.
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The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain or All Systems Red (first Murderbot Diaries book) by Martha Wells
I just finished *Convenience Store Woman* and it was both compelling and well-written. Some phrasing and transitions were odd to me, but the book was translated from Japanese, and I’m coming at it from a very non-Japanese perspective. Just something to maybe be aware of if you’re judging the quality of the writing.
Anyway, I think there is a *lot* to discuss there, it would be a good book club book.
I really like Buddha in the attic by Julie Otsuka, it’s about the experiences of Japanese immigrant women to America, before, during, and after wwii.
Train Dreams is a great novella. Film coming soon on Netflix, if that’s a selling point.
The Short End of the Sonnallee
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Nobody writes novellas like Tchaikovsky, you’ll come away thinking it must have been a full novel. I don’t do unrelated novellas, unless they are by him. 202 pages.
The Body Artist by Don DeLillo
Engines Beneath Us by Malcom Devlin
A River Runs Through It is a very good one.
Curse of the White Salamander