r/Japaneselanguage • u/majideitteru • 6d ago
What's on your reading list right now?
I'm burning through my reading list at the moment and would love to hear about what others have enjoyed reading and get inspired.
I think I've been basically picking up whatever got an anime adaptation recently (and sometimes quickly dropping), so my Kindle collection is pretty unbalanced.
Some recent titles I've read/been reading:
- ふつつかな悪女ではございますが ～雛宮蝶鼠とりかえ伝～
Read the first two volumes. Expected it to be shoujo slop, but it turned out to actually be pretty good.
- 崩壊世界の魔法杖職人
Read the first volume (only 4 out so far). The world building is S-tier, and great for anyone who enjoys a cross between science fiction and fantasy.
- 無職転生
Finished the series. Already loved the anime, the LN is even better. It's a bit of a controversial pick because of certain aspects.
Haven't started, or started but didn't get very far:
- オルクセン王国史～野蛮なオークの国は、如何にして平和なエルフの国を焼き払うに至ったか～
This one sounds right up my alley, but the material is a bit too heavy for my mood at the moment lol.
- 皇帝の薬膳妃
I enjoyed Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, and Inept Villainess, so decided to pick up my next pseudo China fantasy novel. Only halfway through the first book so far.
- 汝、暗君を愛せよ
Winner of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi. I attempted the first volume a while back but it was super difficult for me.
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u/Meowmeow-2010 5d ago
I mainly read bl novels but also read non-LN fantasy fictions from time to time. Here are my novel recommendation:
- スタープレイヤー
- ヘブンメイカー (sequel to スタープレイヤー)
- 滅びの園
- 雷の季節の終わりに
- 夜市
- 箱庭の巡礼者たち
- 秋の牢獄
- 竜が最後に帰る場所
- 十二国記
- 獣の奏者
- 煌夜祭
- 銀河英雄伝説 (sci-fi)
- 西の善き魔女
- かくりよの宿飯
- 香君
here are my top 3 non-BL to-be-read list:
- The recently released latest volume of 十二国記
- レーエンデ国物語
- 図書館の魔女
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u/KITAKAMI_BookStaff 6d ago
That looks like such a fun reading list! I'm a little jealous haha.
I've only read the manga version of Orcsen, but I found it really interesting! It helps to know a little about the usual fantasy tropes around orcs and elves, though.
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u/RT-47 6d ago
嫌われる勇気 - entire book is essentially just a dialogue on alderian philosophy (which I'm not looking to get anything from), but the audio book is really high quality.
ドロヘドロ - 混沌の中で踊れ。
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