6 must-read magical realism books like The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Tatami Series, #2) by Tomihiko Morimi

Cover of The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Tatami Series, #2) by Tomihiko Morimi

The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Tatami Series, #2)

By: Tomihiko Morimi

3.94

Format: 182 pages, Hardcover

In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we …

If you liked the magical realism plot in The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Tatami Series, #2) by Tomihiko Morimi , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Self Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic by Osamu Dazai

1. Self Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic

By: Osamu Dazai

3.70

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

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  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
Cover of The Summer of the Ubume by Alexander O. Smith, Natsuhiko Kyogoku

2. The Summer of the Ubume

By: Alexander O. Smith , Natsuhiko Kyogoku

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

In Japanese folklore, a ghost that arise from the burial of a pregnant woman is an Ubume. The Summe… read more

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  • japanese literature
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • japan
Cover of Amrita by Banana Yoshimoto

3. Amrita

By: Banana Yoshimoto

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

A celebrated actress who has died in mysterious and shocking circumstances leaves behind an unconve… read more

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  • fiction
  • magical realism
  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of DallerGut Dream Department Store by Lee Mi-ye

4. DallerGut Dream Department Store

By: Lee Mi-ye

3.79

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

|| THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD|| In a mysterious town that lies h… read more

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  • magical realism
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Adakalanya kekhawatiran kemarin menghilang seperti salju yang meleleh atau kekuatan untuk hidup menjalani hari ini muncul hanya dengan tidur yang nyenyak"

-Lee Mi-ye, DallerGut Dream Department Store

"Adakalanya kekhawatiran kemarin menghilang seperti salju yang meleleh atau kekuatan untuk hidup menjalani hari ini muncul hanya dengan tidur yang nyenyak."

-Lee Mi-ye, DallerGut Dream Department Store

"I don't think humans are some self-driving car racing toward the finish line. We must own our lives, start the engine ourselves, and sometimes put on brakes."

-Lee Mi-ye, DallerGut Dream Department Store

"I believe there are two ways to love your life, Penny. The first is to work hard to change your life when you feel unsatisfied.' 'That seems about right.' Penny nods. 'The second option may look easi…"

-Lee Mi-ye, DallerGut Dream Department Store

Cover of More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2) by Satoshi Yagisawa

5. More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)

By: Satoshi Yagisawa

3.87

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the … read more

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  • audiobook
  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
Cover of This is Amiko, Do You Copy? by Natsuko Imamura

6. This is Amiko, Do You Copy?

By: Natsuko Imamura

3.63

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Other people don’t seem to understand Amiko. Whether eating curry rice with her hands at school or … read more

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  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
"Every time she cried, "I love you!" the words shattered her heart without mercy."

-Natsuko Imamura, This is Amiko, Do You Copy?

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7. Dragon Palace

By: Hiromi Kawakami

3.31

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Included in The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023 From the bestselling author of Strange Weather i… read more

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  • magical realism
  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • japan
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8. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

By: Hwang Bo-Reum

4.02

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Yeongju is burned out. With her high-­flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, sh… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Why? Because we only get one shot in life, and we're living it now."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day'."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be a success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Cover of The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1) by Hisashi Kashiwai

9. The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

By: Hisashi Kashiwai

3.70

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series f… read more

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  • audiobook
  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
"Ah, Setchubai. "Plum Blossoms in the Snow." Perfect, and not just because of the name. It's a little sweet, but it'll go very well with the hotpot."

-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

"We get used to things too easily. You think something's tasty the first time you eat it, but then you start taking it for granted. Never forget your first impressions."

-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

"It's Swatow lace, I believe-- beautiful, isn't it? The design is titled "The Disc of the Moon"-- apparently it was inspired by the poem "Midnight Song" by the Tang-era poet Li Bai. I looked it up, an…"

-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

"Miyajima oysters, simmered Kurama-style, miso-glazed baked butterburs with millet cake, bracken and bamboo shoot stew, chargrilled moroko, breast of Kyoto-reared chicken with a wasabi dressing, and v…"

-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

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10. The Premonition

By: Banana Yoshimoto

3.43

Format: 133 pages, Hardcover

The internationally beloved author of Kitchen and Dead-End Memories returns with a beautiful and he… read more

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  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
"I'd never known a love before that could blot out the world around like this."

-Banana Yoshimoto, The Premonition

"Later, for the first time in a very long time, I heard my aunt play the piano. Its tone was soft, and just like I remembered it. At the kitchen window one overcast afternoon, I watched its beautiful …"

-Banana Yoshimoto, The Premonition

Cover of The Liberators by E.J. Koh

11. The Liberators

By: E.J. Koh

3.46

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

At the height of the military dictatorship in South Korea, Insuk and Sungho are arranged to be marr… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

12. The Goodbye Cat

By: Hiro Arikawa

3.90

Format: 285 pages, ebook

In the much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling and beloved The Travelling Cat Chronicles , se… read more

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  • audiobook
  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
"If you can make it in time, you want to say goodbye. Want to say thank you, and I love you."

-Hiro Arikawa, The Goodbye Cat

"If, for instance, I were the one who had to say goodbye, I don’t think I’d want my final hours to be sad. I would want to see my loved ones’ smiles to the very end."

-Hiro Arikawa, The Goodbye Cat

Cover of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

13. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

By: Michiko Aoyama

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel show… read more

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  • magical realism
  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
  • audiobook
Cover of Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto

14. Rental Person Who Does Nothing

By: Shoji Morimoto

3.34

Format: 160 pages, ebook

Need a rental person who does nothing? Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lone… read more

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  • audiobook
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"– that people have a value even if they do nothing."

-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing

"I felt comfortable in a community that existed just for the moment, with simple, temporary relationships uncomplicated by past or future."

-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing

Cover of A Woman of Pleasure by Kiyoko Murata

15. A Woman of Pleasure

By: Kiyoko Murata

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

“Even though A Woman of Pleasure exposes the brutal life of sex workers, a dynamic optimism runs th… read more

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  • audiobook
  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
Cover of A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon

16. A Magical Girl Retires

By: Park Seolyeon

3.63

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful… read more

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  • magical realism
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The person I loved and respected the most in the world called me a genius; therefore, I was a genius."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

"If I could become a magical girl at twenty-nine, then surely it was never too late to become a watchmaker."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

"Grandfather, I just love watches. When I look at them, I just... It's like they're a whole universe. The universe itself. Even the smallest watch."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

"She had a point. I mean, when did my own girlhood begin and end, exactly? I couldn't quite circle a lasso around it, but I knew, at least, when it had ended. Three years ago, when Grandfather died."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

Cover of The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Tatami Series, #2) by Tomihiko Morimi

17. The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Tatami Series, #2)

By: Tomihiko Morimi

3.94

Format: 182 pages, Hardcover

In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we … read more

Similar categories in Tomihiko Morimi's The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Tatami Series, #2) book and Tomihiko Morimi's The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Tatami Series, #2)

  • audiobook
  • magical realism
  • time travel
  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
  • japan
  • green
Cover of I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokpokki 2 by Baek Se-hee

18. I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokpokki 2

By: Baek Se-hee

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

“Alih-alih menerima kekurangan, aku memutuskan untuk tidak memandang diriku sendiri secara negatif.… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Goodnight Tokyo by Atsuhiro Yoshida

19. Goodnight Tokyo

By: Atsuhiro Yoshida

3.59

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A symphony of interconnected lives that offers a compelling reflection on life in modern-day metrop… read more

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  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
Cover of People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice: Stories by Ao Omae

20. People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice: Stories

By: Ao Omae

3.22

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, thoughtful, and always surprising short story collection from a rising young star in the w… read more

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  • audiobook
  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
Cover of Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler

21. Banal Nightmare

By: Halle Butler

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A ferocious novel by one of the boldest voices in American fiction and the author of The New Me, th… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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