10 must-read china books like The Youthful You Who Was So Beautiful by Jiu Yue Xi

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The Youthful You Who Was So Beautiful

By: Jiu Yue Xi

4.39

Format: 262 pages, Web Novel

Chen Nian is a high school girl who suffers from stuttering. She is preparing for university exams …

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1. Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

By: Osamu Dazai , Ralph F. McCarthy

3.74

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Blue Bamboo is a collection of seven short stories by one of Japan's preeminent postwar writers and… read more

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"When you find yourself looking ridiculous, reasoning isn't worth a damn."

-Osamu Dazai, Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

"Any connoisseur knows you've got to be drunk to really enjoy a good romance."

-Osamu Dazai, Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

"It seems that when people are in a state of euphoria, they don’t always notice the suffering of others."

-Osamu Dazai, Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

"It would seem that the more irresponsible and crafty one is, the more likely one is to have a talent for storytelling."

-Osamu Dazai, Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

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2. Schoolgirl

By: Osamu Dazai , Allison Markin Powell , Adam L. Kern , None

4.02

Format: 103 pages, Paperback

Osamu Dazai's 1939 novella depicts a day in the life of a Tokyo schoolgirl. Propelling Dazai into t… read more

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  • contemporary
"I yearned for everything long gone."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

"Sometimes happiness arrives one night too late."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

"Mornings are grey. Always the same. Absolutely empty."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

"Good night. I'm Cinderella without her prince. Do you know where to find me in Tokyo? You won't see me again."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

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3. Made You Up

By: Francesca Zappia

4.03

Format: 428 pages, Hardcover

Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—sometimes, there really is someone o… read more

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  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I am real. This"

-Francesca Zappia, Made You Up

"I was a schizophrenic, not a damn invalid."

-Francesca Zappia, Made You Up

"If nothing’s real, then what does it matter?"

-Francesca Zappia, Made You Up

"Sometimes I think people take reality for granted."

-Francesca Zappia, Made You Up

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4. The Diving Pool: Three Novellas

By: Yōko Ogawa , Stephen Snyder , Stephen Snyder

3.69

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

From Akutagawa Award-winning author Yoko Ogawa comes a haunting trio of novellas about love, fertil… read more

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  • contemporary
"I couldn't reach him from here even if I tried."

-Yōko Ogawa, The Diving Pool: Three Novellas

"When we grow up, we find ways to hide our anxieties, our loneliness, our fear and sorrow. But children hide nothing, putting everything into their tears, which they spread liberally about for the who…"

-Yōko Ogawa, The Diving Pool: Three Novellas

"Since that time, I've had many similar moments, and I can never hear the words "family" and "home" without feeling that they sound strange, never simply hear them and let them go. When I stop to exam…"

-Yōko Ogawa, The Diving Pool: Three Novellas

"I wonder how she broke the news to her husband. I don't really know what they talk about when I'm not around. In fact, I don't really understand couples at all. They seem like some sort of inexplicab…"

-Yōko Ogawa, The Diving Pool: Three Novellas

Cover of Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto, Michael Emmerich

5. Goodbye Tsugumi

By: Banana Yoshimoto , Michael Emmerich

3.66

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Maria is the only daughter of an unmarried woman. She has grown up at the seaside alongside her cou… read more

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  • contemporary
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6. Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4

By: Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

4.77

Format: 419 pages, Paperback

FATES ALIGNED, BODIES INTERTWINED The Venerable of Empty Words, a monster that feeds off the fea… read more

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  • china
"Gege, want to get married?"

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4

"Don't worry. Ming-xiong is someone who doesn't even know how to lie."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4

"Only since meeting you have I rediscovered how simple it is to be happy"

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4

"Even though he was hounded by misfortune, never once did Scholar He think of killing himself."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4

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7. Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 3

By: Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

4.69

Format: 466 pages, Paperback

SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR, SOMEONE TO LIVE FOR Gods should never meddle in the affairs of mortals, … read more

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  • china
"Only, in this world, simply doing your best isn't good enough."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 3

"Cependant, il était trop tard. Le monastère Puqi avait une taille si limitée qu’il n’y avait aucun endroit où se cacher. Immédiatement, les deux virent que, derrière Xie Lian, se tenait un Roi Fantôm…"

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 3

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8. Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 5

By: Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

4.65

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

LAST GHOST STANDING, FIRST LOVE BLOSSOMS Ghosts are converging on the cursed Mount Tonglu for a … read more

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  • china
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9. Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2

By: Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

4.66

Format: 438 pages, Paperback

THE TOUCH OF A HAND, A ROLL OF THE DICE Xie Lian has confirmed that the bewitching youth San Lan… read more

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  • china
"Only since meeting you have I rediscovered how simple it is to be happy..."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2

"When humans ascend, they become gods; when humans fall, they become ghosts."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2

"If I was beautiful, then there's no but! As long as I look good!" The Wind Master smiled brightly."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2

"El Príncipe Heredero Coronado de Flores: Espada en Una Mano, Flor en La Otra. Shi Qingxuan solo recordaba la flor. Se había olvidado de que Xie Lian ascendió por su espada."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2

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10. Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1

By: Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

4.62

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and … read more

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  • china
"Body in Abyss, Heart in Paradise."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1

"Xie Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1

"Vì người, đánh đâu thắng đó, không gì cản nổi." “Vì người tử trận là vinh quang chí cao vô thượng của ta."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1

"Xie Lan sighed. “It certainly is painful to think about, to have given everything for love and lose everything in return."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1

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11. Lovesickness

By: Junji Ito

4.03

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

AN INTOXICATING BEAUTY TURNS A SMALL TOWN INTO A BLOODY HELL. Ryusuke returns to the town where … read more

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12. A Crane Among Wolves

By: June Hur

4.03

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that w… read more

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  • young adult
"What need has the king for a thousand courtesans? I cannot possibly imgaine wanting a thousand husbands." "Because rape - "He flicked an uneasy glance my way, as though afraid to offend my womanly se…"

-June Hur, A Crane Among Wolves

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13. Alice in Borderland, Vol. 1

By: Haro Aso

4.36

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Eighteen-year-old Ryohei Arisu is sick of his life. School sucks, his love life is a joke, and his … read more

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14. 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]

By: Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

4.74

Format: 2050 pages, Webnovel

为你,所向披靡! C天R地小妖精攻×仙风道骨收破烂受 啊那个收破烂的天界公务员,跟鬼界第一大佬有一腿! "Heaven Official’s Blessing" Eight … read more

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  • china
"I pray to never rest in peace."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]

"I, DO NOT WORSHIP GODS. I, AM GOD!"

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]

"Xie Lian had always believed in “forever"

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]

"I am forever your most devoted believer."

-Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]

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15. 체크 메이트 1 (Checkmate 1)

By: Tan

4.10

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

수현은 어느 날, 퇴근길에 접한 뉴스에서 고교시절 동창 ‘은성’의 소식을 접한다. 줄곧 자신을 집착하게 만들었던 완벽함의 상징, 정은성. 그는 어느덧 떠들썩한 가십 속 주인공이 … read more

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  • contemporary
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16. I Don’t Like The World, I Only Like You

By: Qiao Yi

4.23

Format: 201 pages, None

The night before we obtained our marriage certificate, I asked him, “When did you start to develop … read more

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  • china
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Why do we always fall in love with the people who never ever care about us?"

-Qiao Yi, I Don’t Like The World, I Only Like You

"...if I had not been able to come out of the operation alive, he would change his name to mine and continue living my life for me."

-Qiao Yi, I Don’t Like The World, I Only Like You

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17. FOG[电竞]

By: Man Man He Qi Duo

4.32

Format: 1741 pages, Web Novel

现代电竞+男神VS男神 医疗师攻X突击手受 【主角配角均无原型,谢谢大家】 --- Yu Sui and Shi Luo met each other when they wer… read more

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  • china
  • contemporary
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18. 체크 메이트 2 (Checkmate 2)

By: Tan

4.33

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

본격적으로 취재를 시작한 수현. 은성을 가십에 올려놓은 사건을 파헤칠수록, 유명 화백 박문섭이 그와 악연으로 지독하게 얽혀 있음을 알게 된다. 한편, 고교 시절을 기억하지 못하는… read more

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  • contemporary
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19. The Youthful You Who Was So Beautiful

By: Jiu Yue Xi

4.39

Format: 262 pages, Web Novel

Chen Nian is a high school girl who suffers from stuttering. She is preparing for university exams … read more

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  • china
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of One Night, One Day, One Year, One Lifetime (一夜一日一年一世) by 扶苏绿 (Fu Sulü)

20. One Night, One Day, One Year, One Lifetime (一夜一日一年一世)

By: 扶苏绿 (Fu Sulü)

4.10

Format: None pages, None

That night, I listened to the hymns till dawn, not for serenity, but to seek a silver of your soul;… read more

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  • china
Cover of 체크 메이트 3 (Checkmate 3) by Tan

21. 체크 메이트 3 (Checkmate 3)

By: Tan

4.31

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

선배 기자 민석은 자신의 후배가 단지 기삿거리가 될 만한 소재를 찾아 박문섭의 뒤를 캐는 것이 아님을 직감하며, 수현과 은성 사이에 놓인 은밀함에 관심을 가진다. 한편 수현은 위… read more

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  • contemporary

10 best-selling contemporary books like The Youthful You Who Was So Beautiful by Jiu Yue Xi

Transform Your Habits

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Osamu Dazai , Allison Markin Powell , Adam L. Kern , None

4.02

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Made You Up

Francesca Zappia

4.03

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The Diving Pool: Three Novellas

Yōko Ogawa , Stephen Snyder , Stephen Snyder

3.69

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3.66

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Osamu Dazai , Allison Markin Powell , Adam L. Kern , None

4.02

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Mieko Kawakami , Louise Heal Kawai

3.78

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