Smoke & Magic Bookclub's Winter Read-a-thon - hosted by vanilla_lilla

Work in translation
Jude recommends Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami: "A short, emotional journey that's the perfect Murakami starting point and proof that he can write women."
All books added
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

215 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism dark reflective sad medium-paced
A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

A Winter's Promise

The Mirror Visitor #1

Christelle Dabos

492 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

The Decagon House Murders

Yukito Ayatsuji

284 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
A Hero Born by Jin Yong

A Hero Born

Legends of the Condor Heroes #1

Jin Yong

395 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Last Wish

The Witcher #1

Andrzej Sapkowski

360 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous dark medium-paced
We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen

We, The Drowned

Carsten Jensen

675 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Storm of Echoes by Christelle Dabos

The Storm of Echoes

The Mirror Visitor #4

Christelle Dabos

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced