>>5 I love those books, definitively recommend them too.
Some books I personally suggest:
"The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
- If you like magic realism and stories that reflect the tenderness of small details this Indian beauty is for you.
"The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery
- Different stories connect in a small apartment building in France. Very nice and heartwarming.
"Samurai" by Hisako Matsubara
- ... I wont say anything because I will ruin the plot and the soul of this story. It is a pretty short book, but powerful.