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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2022-06-09 10:16 pm

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[personal profile] rachelmanija reviews The Easy Life in Kamusari, a Japanese novel of a young man railroaded into learning forestry, but coming to appreciate the rhythms of mountain life. There are several occurrences in it that are mystical, but which are ambiguous and could be natural or supernatural.

https://rachelmanija.dreamwidth.org/2529934.html

Any recs for prose books, fiction or nonfiction, that have the same sort of thing (ambiguous supernatural, not forestry)? Don’t have to be Japanese—Western European would be especially welcome right now, as I’d like to read them for the vibes as regards the book I’m revising right now and it’s sequel, which is starting to stir in my head.

I could also go further into the supernatural vein if it’s got Mushishi-type vibes. (I’m aware of Natsume Yuujinchou.) I want prose right now: I am just not feeling comics, video or audio.
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[personal profile] estara 2022-06-10 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, if you're fine with actual supernatural beings interacting in a folkloric fashion, then I recommend Rennefarre, written between the two world wars and focussing on a girl experiencing history and local fairytales in northeastern Germany. Written by Tamara Ramsay, she was not a Nazi. I adored a huge dual hardcover edition with glorious drawings, but there is now an English translation available (even as an ebook), which also has lovely drawings. Here's my review on Goodreads. I sent a German hardcover reedition to Sartorias some years back and she liked it, too. => https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/492938305
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[personal profile] estara 2022-06-10 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh... I have no idea what happened there. When it released in 2012 it had a physical and kindle edition, and I bought the Kindle one, on Amazon.com (where I buy all my Kindle books - I then transfer them to .epub and my Sony Reader ^^). Sorry for that appetiser going nowhere!
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[personal profile] adafrog 2022-06-11 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Book sounds interesting.