Japanese Books That Are Not Manga

1.
Battle Royale
Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating — 83,110 ratings
2.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 696,763 ratings
3.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating — 528,299 ratings
4.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating — 306,609 ratings
5.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,360 ratings
6.
After Dark
After Dark 3.74 avg rating — 182,619 ratings
7.
Kitchen
Kitchen 3.90 avg rating — 121,526 ratings
8.
Sputnik Sweetheart
Sputnik Sweetheart 3.83 avg rating — 175,504 ratings
9.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating — 14,370 ratings
10.
Brave Story
Brave Story 4.18 avg rating — 2,860 ratings
11.
No Longer Human
No Longer Human 3.95 avg rating — 228,485 ratings
12.
Kokoro
Kokoro 4.04 avg rating — 39,433 ratings
13.
Snow Country
Snow Country 3.57 avg rating — 38,922 ratings
14.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4.11 avg rating — 148,410 ratings
15.
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat 3.68 avg rating — 17,000 ratings
16.
The Housekeeper and the Professor
The Housekeeper and the Professor 4.05 avg rating — 91,332 ratings
17.
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Strange Weather in Tokyo 3.69 avg rating — 49,439 ratings
18.
Welcome to the N.H.K.
Welcome to the N.H.K. 4.03 avg rating — 2,630 ratings
19.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,114 ratings
20.
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters 4.03 avg rating — 11,391 ratings
21.
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes 3.89 avg rating — 37,525 ratings
22.
Musashi
Musashi 4.47 avg rating — 22,914 ratings
23.
Convenience Store Woman
Convenience Store Woman 3.68 avg rating — 349,248 ratings
24.
Silence
Silence 4.09 avg rating — 37,725 ratings
25.
Basho: The Complete Haiku
Basho: The Complete Haiku 4.45 avg rating — 1,017 ratings
26.
The Tale of the Heike
The Tale of the Heike
by: Anonymous
4.05 avg rating — 1,547 ratings
27.
In the Miso Soup
In the Miso Soup 3.62 avg rating — 41,546 ratings
28.
Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories 4.14 avg rating — 9,857 ratings
29.
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 137,409 ratings
30.
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book 4.02 avg rating — 9,589 ratings
31.
The Sound of the Mountain
The Sound of the Mountain 3.84 avg rating — 9,218 ratings
32.
Kamikaze Girls
Kamikaze Girls 4.22 avg rating — 1,738 ratings
33.
Confessions of a Mask
Confessions of a Mask 3.95 avg rating — 37,131 ratings
34.
If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World 3.79 avg rating — 113,413 ratings
35.
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes 3.70 avg rating — 14,884 ratings
36.
Black Rain
Black Rain 3.99 avg rating — 4,436 ratings
37.
Out
Out 3.94 avg rating — 45,885 ratings
38.
空ろの箱と零のマリア 1
空ろの箱と零のマリア 1 4.13 avg rating — 2,785 ratings
39.
Geisha, a Life
Geisha, a Life 3.93 avg rating — 26,806 ratings
40.
Some Prefer Nettles
Some Prefer Nettles 3.61 avg rating — 4,804 ratings
41.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion 3.97 avg rating — 23,513 ratings
42.
Revenge
Revenge 4.02 avg rating — 27,958 ratings
43.
Audition
Audition 3.49 avg rating — 16,722 ratings
44.
The Setting Sun
The Setting Sun 3.98 avg rating — 39,501 ratings
45.
Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenkō
Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenkō 3.86 avg rating — 2,614 ratings
45.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running 3.87 avg rating — 194,022 ratings
47.
Paprika
Paprika 3.19 avg rating — 3,669 ratings
48.
Dance Dance Dance
Dance Dance Dance 4.04 avg rating — 97,160 ratings
49.
The Memory Police
The Memory Police 3.71 avg rating — 124,268 ratings
50.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 625,166 ratings
51.
The Guest Cat
The Guest Cat 3.55 avg rating — 34,199 ratings
52.
The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters
The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters 3.54 avg rating — 1,152 ratings
53.
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things 3.83 avg rating — 5,898 ratings
54.
The Nakano Thrift Shop
The Nakano Thrift Shop 3.37 avg rating — 14,372 ratings
55.
All She Was Worth
All She Was Worth 3.69 avg rating — 3,786 ratings
56.
A Personal Matter
A Personal Matter 3.90 avg rating — 15,080 ratings
56.
Asleep
Asleep 3.77 avg rating — 15,369 ratings
58.
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea 3.84 avg rating — 49,524 ratings
59.
Salvation of a Saint (Detective Galileo, #2)
Salvation of a Saint (Detective Galileo, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 25,234 ratings
60.
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 3.95 avg rating — 333,070 ratings
61.
South of the Border, West of the Sun
South of the Border, West of the Sun 3.86 avg rating — 145,096 ratings
62.
The Face of Another
The Face of Another 3.74 avg rating — 5,446 ratings
63.
Beauty and Sadness
Beauty and Sadness 3.81 avg rating — 14,579 ratings
64.
Quicksand
Quicksand 3.65 avg rating — 4,189 ratings
64.
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job 3.59 avg rating — 16,725 ratings
66.
The Hunting Gun
The Hunting Gun 3.90 avg rating — 5,342 ratings
67.
Remote Control
Remote Control 4.14 avg rating — 691 ratings
68.
Penguin Highway
Penguin Highway 3.72 avg rating — 897 ratings
69.
All You Need Is Kill
All You Need Is Kill 4.03 avg rating — 23,176 ratings
70.
Sweet Bean Paste
Sweet Bean Paste 4.06 avg rating — 66,974 ratings
71.
Popular Hits of the Showa Era
Popular Hits of the Showa Era 3.62 avg rating — 2,526 ratings
72.
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche 3.91 avg rating — 21,853 ratings
73.
Botchan
Botchan 3.64 avg rating — 15,295 ratings
74.
N.P
N.P 3.55 avg rating — 12,446 ratings
75.
The Old Capital
The Old Capital 3.73 avg rating — 7,477 ratings
76.
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Bushido: The Soul of Japan 3.84 avg rating — 9,842 ratings
77.
Villain
Villain 3.56 avg rating — 2,927 ratings
78.
One Man's Justice
One Man's Justice 3.94 avg rating — 362 ratings
78.
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy 3.95 avg rating — 59,379 ratings
80.
The Inugami Clan (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #6)
The Inugami Clan (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #6) 3.89 avg rating — 8,324 ratings
80.
Bullfight
Bullfight 3.53 avg rating — 418 ratings
80.
Spice & Wolf, Vol. 01
Spice & Wolf, Vol. 01 4.18 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
83.
Backlight (Red Circle Minis, #2)
Backlight (Red Circle Minis, #2) 3.59 avg rating — 102 ratings
84.
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store 4.42 avg rating — 38,628 ratings
85.
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice 4.21 avg rating — 48,741 ratings
86.
The Master of Go
The Master of Go 3.82 avg rating — 5,487 ratings
86.
69
69 3.65 avg rating — 4,102 ratings
88.
The Narrow Road to Oku
The Narrow Road to Oku 4.02 avg rating — 6,179 ratings
88.
An Artist of the Floating World
An Artist of the Floating World 3.78 avg rating — 43,689 ratings
88.
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
The Travelling Cat Chronicles 4.33 avg rating — 95,680 ratings
91.
The Samurai
The Samurai 4.02 avg rating — 3,500 ratings
92.
Almost Transparent Blue
Almost Transparent Blue 3.29 avg rating — 12,927 ratings
93.
Be With You 今会いにゆきます
Be With You 今会いにゆきます 3.95 avg rating — 4,608 ratings
93.
The Strange Library
The Strange Library 3.55 avg rating — 67,720 ratings
95.
Socrates In Love
Socrates In Love 3.68 avg rating — 7,676 ratings
96.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing 3.88 avg rating — 386,284 ratings
97.
Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai
Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai 3.53 avg rating — 912 ratings
98.
Hotel Iris
Hotel Iris 3.33 avg rating — 7,837 ratings
98.
The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino
The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino 3.44 avg rating — 6,933 ratings
100.
The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan
The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan 3.72 avg rating — 523 ratings
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