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Joined 2 years, 9 months ago

I primarily listen to audiobooks using Libby, and sometimes Audible. Feel free to ask me about how I have 15 cards on Libby.

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

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Tash Aw: The South (2025, Farrar, Straus & Giroux) No rating

The South unfolds during a visit by the Lim family to their rural clan estate …

starting to enjoy it more. didn't realize it was a queer asian book when i first saw it in a secondhand bookstore until i saw it on another book rec list

Tash Aw: The South (2025, Farrar, Straus & Giroux) No rating

The South unfolds during a visit by the Lim family to their rural clan estate …

the opening was pretty explicit and unpleasant even if it was arguably harmless? it's started to get better once they explained the situation a bit more.

S Qiouyi Lu: In the Watchful City (Paperback, 2021, Tordotcom, Tor.com) No rating

In the Watchful City explores borders, power, diaspora, and transformation in an Asian-inspired mosaic novella …

the book definitely gets more interesting but it's just not the kind of book that i find myself drawn back to as much. i also find that, contrary to the short stories scattered within, it's easier to read in a continuous sitting(s) rather than shorter spurts.

Leo Herrera, Rahim Thawer: Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys (2025, New Harbinger Publications) No rating

An inclusive, evidence-based guide to healing and thriving as a cis or trans queer man.

i'm not going to lie. as soon as we hit chapter 4 (family) i froze up. it's not even a very long chapter but i've been procrastinating picking up the book ever since....

Karissa Chen: Homeseeking (2025, Penguin Publishing Group)

An epic and intimate tale of one couple across sixty years as world events pull …

So much happens in the second quarter of the book. Pacing is pretty good. The story really makes me yearn for my grandpa.

Karissa Chen: Homeseeking (2025, Penguin Publishing Group)

An epic and intimate tale of one couple across sixty years as world events pull …

Chill romance set with a meaningful historical context Young characters aren’t fucking annoying, it helps that you get their context in their old age too