Harry Potter = Not easy!
Just a warning.
The best books I've read recently are:
少女七竈と七人の可愛そうな大人 by 桜庭一樹：
Nanakamado hates boys, except for her childhood best friend Yukikaze.
Everyone says that they look alike. Everyone suspects that Nanakamado's promiscuous mother slept with Yukikaze's father.
Nanakamado deals with all the pains of growing up, her mother's emotional abandonment, and the worry that she may be falling in love with her own half-brother. A short and delicate and lovely book.
風に舞い上がるビニールシート by 森絵都：
Short stories about womanhood, about what it means to be a woman whose life doesn't necessarily revolve around men or childcare. I love the first story, which is about a woman whose Devil-Wears-Prada boss has sent her out on Christmas Eve to find a perfect bowl for a photo shoot – even though her boyfriend was going to propose. I love the last story, about a worker at an international aid agency who's dealing with the emotional fallout from her ex-husband's death in Afghanistan. They have an emotional depth and richness to them.
Just a warning.
The best books I've read recently are:
少女七竈と七人の可愛そうな大人 by 桜庭一樹：
Nanakamado hates boys, except for her childhood best friend Yukikaze.
Everyone says that they look alike. Everyone suspects that Nanakamado's promiscuous mother slept with Yukikaze's father.
Nanakamado deals with all the pains of growing up, her mother's emotional abandonment, and the worry that she may be falling in love with her own half-brother. A short and delicate and lovely book.
風に舞い上がるビニールシート by 森絵都：
Short stories about womanhood, about what it means to be a woman whose life doesn't necessarily revolve around men or childcare. I love the first story, which is about a woman whose Devil-Wears-Prada boss has sent her out on Christmas Eve to find a perfect bowl for a photo shoot – even though her boyfriend was going to propose. I love the last story, about a worker at an international aid agency who's dealing with the emotional fallout from her ex-husband's death in Afghanistan. They have an emotional depth and richness to them.