Shadow Life
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Kumiko has trapped Death in her vacuum cleaner. Now what does she do with it?
Hiromi Goto Book order (chronological)
This author explores intricate human relationships and emotions through compelling narratives. Her works often delve into themes of identity, memory, and the search for belonging in the world. With a distinctive style that blends lyrical prose with profound insight, she has garnered acclaim from readers and critics alike. Her writing invites audiences to contemplate the subtleties of the human experience.
Half World
- 221 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Melanie Tamaki is human?but her parents aren?t. They are from Half World, a Limbo between our world and the afterlife, and her father is still there. When her mother disappears, Melanie must follow her to Half World?and neither of them may return alive. Imagine Coraline as filmed by the Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki ( Howl?s Moving Castle ), or Neil Gaiman collaborating with Charles de Lint. Half World is vivid, visceral, unforgettable, a combination of prose and images that will haunt you.
Chorus of Mushrooms
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A novel which follows the lives of three generations of Japanese-Canadian women, blending myth, folk legend and fiction.