Asian fiction that heals on a slow simmer

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Japanese and Korean novels that don't want to change your life — just keep you company while the tea goes cold.

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The 8 books on this stack

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  • Ito Ogawa 2024

    Why it's on the stack

    You come out liking people more

    It shares this with 7 more books on this stack

    After many years abroad, Hatoko reluctantly returns to Kamakura to take over the stationery store left to her by her late grandmother.

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  • Sosuke Natsukawa 2021

    Why it's on the stack

    It restores your faith in people · a book about books

    It shares this with 7 more books on this stack

    The Cat Who Saved Books is a heartwarming story about finding courage, caring for others – and the tremendous power of books.

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  • Syou Ishida 2025

    Why it's on the stack

    It hurts, and then it heals

    It shares this with 6 more books on this stack

    Your next read! For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, discover the award-winning heartwarming sensation.

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  • Kiyoshi Shigematsu 2025 1 want to read

    Why it's on the stack

    You come out liking people more

    It shares this with 7 more books on this stack

    A peculiar pet shop in Tokyo has been known to offer customers the unique opportunity to take home one of seven special cats, whose "magic" is never promised, but always received.

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  • Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2021

    Why it's on the stack

    Sad, but it leaves you hopeful · travelling in time

    It shares this with 6 more books on this stack

    Toshikazu Kawaguchi's heart-warming Before the Coffee Gets Cold, translated from Japanese, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time?

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  • Hwang Bo-Reum 2024 1 want to read

    Why it's on the stack

    It restores your faith in people · a book about books

    It shares this with 7 more books on this stack

    Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job.

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  • Satoshi Yagisawa 2022 1 want to read

    Why it's on the stack

    Sad, but it leaves you hopeful · a book about books

    It shares this with 6 more books on this stack

    "Twenty-five-year-old Takako takes up residence for a few months in her uncle Satoru's second-hand bookshop in Jimbicho, Tokyo, in the wake of her breakup with her cad of a boyfriend/coworker and her…

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