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Julia’s japanese-literature shelf

The Gossamer Years by Michitsuna no Haha

The Diary of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Three Japanese Short Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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Julia’s Bookshelves

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read‎ (385)
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manga‎ (240)
read-in-2022‎ (79)
one-piece‎ (70)
read-in-2023‎ (61)
read-in-2020‎ (60)

read-in-2018‎ (54)
naruto‎ (40)
read-before-2017‎ (38)
read-in-2024‎ (37)
read-in-2021‎ (27)
read-in-2026‎ (24)
poetry‎ (20)
japanese-literature‎ (19)
manhwa‎ (18)

cnovels‎ (16)
korean-literature‎ (9)
read-in-2019‎ (9)
humanities‎ (6)
brazilian-literature‎ (5)
japan-ladies-diaries‎ (5)
read-in-2025‎ (5)
chinese-literature‎ (4)
french-literature‎ (4)

bangtan‎ (3)
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religion‎ (2)
biography‎ (1)
graphicnovels‎ (1)
methodology‎ (1)

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Julia’s Quotes

“What do you want from us? The dumb girls are too dumb, the smart girls are too smart, and the average girls are too unexceptional?”
― Cho Nam-Joo, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

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“Be grateful for the things that have served you and give them to people who could use them, where they can have a purpose and shine again. Appreciate the things you have right in front of you.”
― Shoukei Matsumoto, A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind

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“Everybody says women are like water. I think it's because water is the source of life, and it adapts itself to its environment. Like women, water also gives of itself wherever it goes to nurture life....”
― Xinran, The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices

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“The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.

[These words are also inscribed upon his grave]”
― Karl Marx, Eleven Theses on Feuerbach

tags: action, change, ideology, philosophy, resistance, struggle

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“While offenders were in fear of losing a small part of their privilege, the victims were running the risk of losing everything.”
― Cho Nam-Joo, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

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/r/bangtan Book Club — 213 members — last activity Mar 18, 2018 01:35PM
See the /r/bangtan Clubs Syllabus for important links! Schedule: 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, starting 12AM KST Focus: book recommendations and ...more

Korea Book Club — 131 members — last activity Feb 13, 2021 03:41AM
For readers of books about Korea and books by writers of Korean descent

Goodreads Librarians Group — 319100 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Japanese Literature — 5582 members — last activity 4 hours, 46 min ago
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. Apr 2026: Hooked: A Novel of Obsession ...more