Pixel rated The School for Good Mothers: 5 stars

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program …
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In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program …
mm. i was disappointed. at first, it felt like it had the potential to be like "the imperial radch", but with more of a sino-futurist approach. I had also hoped for more with it being given a rec as hopepunk. I just couldn't get into the characters and didn't feel hopeful at all. I think it would be good for fans of "Murderbot" if you're willing to see the book through to its sequels.
mm. i was disappointed. at first, it felt like it had the potential to be like "the imperial radch", but with more of a sino-futurist approach. I had also hoped for more with it being given a rec as hopepunk. I just couldn't get into the characters and didn't feel hopeful at all. I think it would be good for fans of "Murderbot" if you're willing to see the book through to its sequels.
Got this on sale from a secondhand book store. I'm interested in learning more about Buddhism because of a friend, and I like getting to hear an Asian American perspective of it.
Got this on sale from a secondhand book store. I'm interested in learning more about Buddhism because of a friend, and I like getting to hear an Asian American perspective of it.
Freaking amazing. This is the queer realistic fiction I've been craving. Still a bit coming of age but in the way that people in their mid twenties get caught between youth and adulthood. Was wondering why it was set in 2008 but it makes sense I think.
Freaking amazing. This is the queer realistic fiction I've been craving. Still a bit coming of age but in the way that people in their mid twenties get caught between youth and adulthood. Was wondering why it was set in 2008 but it makes sense I think.

From a brilliant new voice comes an electrifying novel of a young immigrant building a life for herself—a warm, dazzling, …
I get that this is a book of satire but the way that the author writes queer characters is extremely uncomfortable and I couldn’t find out more about what’s up with that. The book is fun but feels predictable. Skipping mostly because I don’t feel a need to read more literature like this but if I hadn’t already read more like it, maybe it would be a good start.