Which Book I Should Read?
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. A graphic novel that tells three interlocking tales involving Chinese legends and Chinese-American life.
A Void by Georges Perec. The next book being read by the Unstructured Book Group. A group of friends hunt for a missing friend in the book that does not include the letter E
Rashomon and Other Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. One of the books Jenny and I may read for the Classics Circuit. A collection of six stories by the "Father of the Japanese Short Story"
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburo Oe. Fifteen reformary boys in WWII-era Japan face conflict and plague when they are sent to a rural village.
Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson. One of Atkinson's non-crime novels. This one is about a mother and daughter and the stories they tell.
I Am a Cat by Soseki Natsume. One of the two books Jenny and I are considering for the Classics Circuit. A satire on Japanese society told from the point of view of a cat.
Manservant and Maidservant by Ivy Compton-Burnett. Troubles ensue when a domestic tyrant has a change of heart.
The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwa. A graphic novel romance involving a mother and daughter in rural Korea.
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