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Kathryn Hemmann is the author of numerous essays on Japanese fiction, video games, and graphic novels. They teach at the University of Pennsylvania, and they talk about books and comics as @kathrynthehuman on Bluesky. They post about Japanese novels and manga as @Gingko_Books on Instagram. ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 67 ratings · 12 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Rethinking Japanese Feminisms by Julia C. Bullock (Editor), Elyssa Faison (Editor), Sarah Frederick (Contributor) 3.70 avg rating — 43 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woke Gaming: Digital Challenges to Oppression and Social Injustice by Kishonna L. Gray (Editor), David J. Leonard (Editor), Kathryn Hemmann (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.57 avg rating — 35 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manga Cultures and the Female Gaze 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Greatest Video Game Characters by Jaime Banks (Editor), Robert Mejia (Editor), Aubrie Adams (Editor) 3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder No. 30: December 2025 by Wayne Kyle Spitzer (Goodreads Author), Ted Morrissey (Goodreads Author), June Trop (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder No. 30: December 2025 by Wayne Kyle Spitzer (Goodreads Author), Ted Morrissey (Goodreads Author), June Trop (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gender and Contemporary Horror in Comics, Games and Transmedia by Robert Shail (Editor), Samantha Holland (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Steven Gerrard (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It Never Happened liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Korean Wave from a Private Commodity to a Public Good by Yeonhee Yoon (Editor), Kiwoong Yang (Editor), Susan D. Blum (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book it was amazing ブラフマンの埋葬 [Burafuman no maisō] by Yōko Ogawa	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Yoko Ogawa’s 2004 novel Burafuman no maisō (Brahman’s Funeral) is a story about the lonely caretaker of an isolated artist’s retreat who adopts a forest creature of indeterminate species. On the first day of summer, the unnamed caretaker finds a smal ...more
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book it was amazing Vermis III - Old Curses & Buried Horrors (Vermis, #3) by Plastiboo	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book really liked it The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book it was amazing Waste (Object Lessons) by Brian Thill	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book it was amazing We Should Improve Society Somewhat: A Collection of Comics by Matt Bors by Matt Bors (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann has read Fruit Salad (Fruit Salad, #1) by Cathon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book really liked it #東京アパート by Atsuhiro Yoshida	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Tokyo Apartment brings together 21 stories about people living in and around Tokyo. Most of the characters live on their own, almost always in older buildings removed from the city center. There’s very little wealth or glamor in these stories, but th ...more
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book liked it The King in Yellow (Weird Fiction) by Robert W. Chambers	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book it was amazing Vern, Custodian of the Universe by Tyrell Waiters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book really liked it Hybrid Child by Mariko Ōhara	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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