author · 3/10 picks in the top 100
"I chose books that have shaped who I am, touched the depths of my inner world, and remain important to the most tender parts of my soul."
| # | Title | Author | Critics | Readers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Stranger | Albert Camus | — | |
| 2 | The Vegetarian | Han Kang | #85 | — |
| 3 | The Metamorphosis | Franz Kafka | #48 | — |
| 4 | Record of a Night Too Brief | Kawakami Hiromi | — | |
| 5 | Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro | #59 | =57 |
| 6 | No Longer Human | Osamu Dazai | — | |
| 7 | The Memory Police | Yoko Ogawa | — | |
| 8 | Ice | Anna Kavan | — | |
| 9 | Confessions of a Mask | Yukio Mishima | — | |
| 10 | Scattered All Over the Earth | Yoko Tawada | — |
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