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Joined 2 years, 6 months ago

I primarily listen to audiobooks using Libby, and sometimes Audible. Feel free to ask me about how I have 13 cards on Libby.

Check out my book lists about things like Asian authors, or Autistic characters!

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finished reading And Shall Machines Surrender by Benjanun Sriduangkaew

Benjanun Sriduangkaew: And Shall Machines Surrender (2019, Prime Books) No rating

On the dyson sphere Shenzhen, artificial intelligences rule and humans live in luxury, vying to …

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.

commented on one long listening by Chenxing Han

Chenxing Han: one long listening (2023, North Atalantic Books) No rating

For readers of The Wild Edge of Sorrow and Crying in H-Mart--a profound and searching …

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.

finished reading All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

Sarah Thankam Mathews: All This Could Be Different (2022, Penguin Publishing Group)

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.

stopped reading Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou

Elaine Hsieh Chou: Disorientation (Paperback, 2023, Penguin Books, Penguin Publishing Group) No rating

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.