One more from me (this one’s a manga!):
漂流教室
Author: 楳図 かずお
Page count: 318
Natively level: Ungraded; L25 as a placeholder
Summary
Japanese
隔絶された地で、死の影と戦いながら懸命に生きる少年たちの愛と勇気！！明日なき人類の行く末を警告する、SFロマン！！待望の第1巻配信！
English
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake, a Japanese elementary school is transported into a hostile world where the students and teachers are besieged by terrifying creatures and beset by madness.
Out of nowhere, an entire school vanishes, leaving nothing but a hole in the ground. While parents mourn and authorities investigate, the students and teachers find themselves not dead but stranded in a terrifying wasteland where they must fight to survive.
Availability
Amazon, Bookwalker
ebook: yes
Why do you recommend this book?
This is apparently one of the granddaddies of horror manga, being an inspiration for Junji Ito himself. There are six volumes, so if we wanted to read the full thing it’s pretty doable.
That Japanese summary is pretty whoa; I actually checked a couple of different places to see if the first one I found was bad somehow, but no…