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