I also read Alexander Dolgun's story this year. It's very good and helps you remember that pretty much anything you go through in the West is nothing, there are people who suffer worse and still get on.
The Exile - Mark Ames and Matt Taibbi. This is about the feeling of being young and free as an expatriate, where life is easier and more fun for a time.
Griftopia - Matt Taibbi. A very good and easy-to-understand explanation of the 2008 crisis.
Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto. A weird story about a young woman in Tokyo, and very good. A love story of sorts.
The Exile - Mark Ames and Matt Taibbi. This is about the feeling of being young and free as an expatriate, where life is easier and more fun for a time.
Griftopia - Matt Taibbi. A very good and easy-to-understand explanation of the 2008 crisis.
Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto. A weird story about a young woman in Tokyo, and very good. A love story of sorts.