POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2020 - hosted by thestorygraph

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Barakamon, Vol. 1 by Satsuki Yoshino

Barakamon, Vol. 1

Barakamon #1

Satsuki Yoshino

208 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary manga adventurous slow-paced
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 1 by Fujita

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 1

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Collected Editions) #1

Fujita

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary manga romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
Twenty-Four Eyes by Sakae Tsuboi, Akira Miura

Twenty-Four Eyes

Sakae Tsuboi, Akira Miura

256 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction childrens emotional reflective sad slow-paced
A Clean Kill in Tokyo by Barry Eisler

A Clean Kill in Tokyo

John Rain #1

Barry Eisler

363 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale by Adam Minter

Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale

Adam Minter

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction economics travel informative fast-paced
Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa

Soul of the Sword

Shadow of the Fox #2

Julie Kagawa

432 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous medium-paced
Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu: The Love Suicides At Sonezaki, The Battles of Coxinga, The Uprooted Pine, The Love Suicides At Amijima by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Donald Keene

Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu: The Love Suicides At Sonezaki, The Battles of Coxinga, The Uprooted Pine, The Love Suicides At Amijima

Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Donald Keene

220 pages • first pub 1721 (editions)

fiction play challenging reflective sad slow-paced
Kiki's Delivery Service (Tokuma Magical Adventure Series) by Eiko Kadono, Hayao Miyazaki

Kiki's Delivery Service (Tokuma Magical Adventure Series)

Eiko Kadono, Hayao Miyazaki

111 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy
Absolute Boyfriend, Vol. 1 by Yuu Watase

Absolute Boyfriend, Vol. 1

Zettai Kareshi #1

Yuu Watase

191 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction manga romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

Sputnik Sweetheart

Haruki Murakami

229 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary magical realism romance mysterious reflective medium-paced