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Up Ghost River: A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History by Edmund Metatawabin, Alexandra Shimo

Up Ghost River: A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History

Edmund Metatawabin, Alexandra Shimo

352 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0howardl's review
nonfiction history memoir emotional slow-paced
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma by Naoki Urasawa

Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma

Naoki Urasawa's Monster #1

Naoki Urasawa

224 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0howardl's review
fiction crime manga mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
MW by Osamu Tezuka

MW

MW #1-3

Osamu Tezuka

582 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

5.0howardl's review
fiction comics manga dark slow-paced
Urusei Yatsura, Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi

Urusei Yatsura, Vol. 1

Urusei Yatsura (2-in-1 omnibus edition) #1

Rumiko Takahashi

416 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0howardl's review
fiction fantasy manga romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream by Patrick Radden Keefe

The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream

Patrick Radden Keefe

432 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0howardl's review
nonfiction crime history challenging informative fast-paced
The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada

The Hole

Hiroko Oyamada

92 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0howardl's review
fiction literary magical realism dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Hollow Bamboo by William Seto Ping

Hollow Bamboo

William Seto Ping

448 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0howardl's review
fiction literary emotional funny sad medium-paced
The Temptation to Be Happy by Lorenzo Marone
The Temptation to Be Happy
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Lorenzo Marone

The Temptation to Be Happy

Lorenzo Marone

256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0howardl's review
fiction romance emotional medium-paced
Solanin by Inio Asano

Solanin

Solanin #1-2

Inio Asano

432 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0howardl's review
fiction manga emotional slow-paced
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

Strange Weather in Tokyo

Hiromi Kawakami

176 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0howardl's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced