Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Liked by Marshal (thebookishhowler) (6 Lists)



Kitchen by Banana YoshimotoYellow Rose by Nobuko YoshiyaTwinkle Twinkle by Kaori EkuniSputnik Sweetheart by Haruki MurakamiSparkling Rain by Barbara Summerhawk
Japanese LGBTQ+ literature (translated to English)
42 books — 26 voters
魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī] by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùUnsouled by Will WightThe Ring by Wo Chi Xi Hong ShiPatriarch Reliance by Er GenSoulsmith by Will Wight
Wuxia and Xianxia
219 books — 121 voters

Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun Takami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
770 books — 3,247 voters
Ruby Red by Kerstin GierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónLes Misérables by Victor HugoSaphirblau by Kerstin GierThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Foreign Books Translated To English
820 books — 218 voters

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataThe Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko OgawaBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiKitchen by Banana YoshimotoStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Japanese Literature in English
264 books — 100 voters
Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeRuby Red by Kerstin GierThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeSaphirblau by Kerstin Gier
Different but Worthwhile - Foreign YA Fiction Translated to English
182 books — 130 voters