I rate things by smiley faces, these ones had " :) " I'm not good at sharing why I enjoyed them, all I can say is that they were really intriguing for me to read and I hope I find those who feel the same way.
  
    - Half-minute horrors - Susan Rich 
- The Diving Pool - Yoko Ogawa 
- The Professor and the Housekeeper - Yoko Ogawa 
- The Lieutenant - Kate Grenville 
- Ransom - David Malouf 
- The Light - Jo Oliver 
- I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman 
- Life Ceremony : Stories - Sayaka Murata 
- Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata 
- She and Her Cat - Makoto Shinkai 
- The Coroner's Daughter - Andrew Hughes