I'm looking for suggestions on books written by Asian authors. Nothing depressing. I like contemporary romance, mystery, thriller, women fiction/chick lit and slice of life books, thanks!! by Likestoread25 Related: LF a book that has a very good audiobook version (any genre) Audiobook recs I just finished Mexican Gothic, but I think I am interested in a novel with more Mexican culture Nova Scotia theme Books with the same feeling as a quote about growing up?
GhostwriterGHOST on August 10, 2025 3:32 am Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng were both really good.
JeSuisGourde on August 10, 2025 3:36 am The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto I Am A Cat by Natsume Soseki The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima Terminal Boredom by Isumi Suzuki The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho Yeeun Whale by Cheong Meon-Kwang The Ark Sakura by Kobo Abe The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya
bougietaco on August 10, 2025 3:38 am I love anything by Sayaka Murata but would recommend checking trigger warnings. 🙂
and-dandy on August 10, 2025 3:44 am Zen Cho is great! I recommend her short story anthology Spirits Abroad, which draws on Malaysian mythology.
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Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng were both really good.
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
I Am A Cat by Natsume Soseki
The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima
Terminal Boredom by Isumi Suzuki
The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho Yeeun
Whale by Cheong Meon-Kwang
The Ark Sakura by Kobo Abe
The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya
I love anything by Sayaka Murata but would recommend checking trigger warnings. 🙂
Almost any book by Haruki Murakami
Lisa See has several amazing books.
Zen Cho is great! I recommend her short story anthology Spirits Abroad, which draws on Malaysian mythology.