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Favorite books of 2022
In the order I read them
The Accursed Vampire by Madeline McGrane
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth
Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand
Bad Things Happen Here by Rebecca Barrow
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero edited by Anna F. Peppard
Spirit Abroad by Zen Cho
From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos
Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
Messy Roots by Laura Gao
The Scapegracers by H.A. Clarke
The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta
Stone Fruit by Lee Lai
Lost and Found by Kathryn Schulz
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu
The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska
¡Hola Papi! By John Paul Brammer
Seeing Ghosts by Kat Chow
The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
The Sandman vol. 9: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman and others
The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan
Black Spring by Alison Croggon
What Souls Are Made Of by Tasha Suri
Spear by Nicola Griffith
Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott
Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola
Thrown in the Throat b Benjamin Garcia
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
Sword Stone Table edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington
R E D by Chase Berggrun
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December 2022 Monthly Media
* = Rewatch/reread
Anime/Cartoons
Bob's Burgers 13.09-13.10
Books
Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
The Dark Archive by Genevieve Cogman
Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar
That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic by F.T. Lukens
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Manga/Comics
Even Though We're Adults Volume 4 by Takako Shimura
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun 11 by Izumi Tsubaki
Oglaf (ongoing webcomic)
Order of the Stick (ongoing webcomic)
Wilde Life (ongoing webcomic)
Movies
Glass Onion (2022)
Matilda the Musical (2022)
Mr Malcolm's List (2022)
Podcasts
Dungeons and Daddies
Not Another D&D Podcast
Theater/Concerts
Jane Anger (Shakespeare Theater Company)
Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Theater Company)
The Tempest (Arena Stage)
TV Shows/Web Series
Abbott Elementary 2.09-2.10
Critical Role 4.41-4.43
Dimension 20: Neverafter 1-5
Ghosts CBS 2.08-2.10
Hell's Kitchen 21.08-21.09
Leverage: Redemption 2.05-2.09
Rosemary and Thyme 1.01-3.09
Why Didn't They Ask Evans 1-3
Video Games
80 Days
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13, 19, 25 did you already answer these?
I did not! Thank you!
13. The funniest book you read this year
I was pleasantly surprised by how darkly funny The Sisters Brothers was. It had been on my to-read list for so long I forgot what it was about, and I honestly wasn't expecting much.
19. Best non-fiction books(s) you read this year
Oooh. Probably Wild Swans by Jang Chung, but I finally read Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, and it was haunting. Also loved Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner and The Dragons, the Giants, the Women by Wayetu Moore.
25. Did you discover any new authors?
Yes, several! The most recent is probably Rachel Gillig, whose book The Dark Window I bought on the spot—without ever having heard of it—based on its summary, which contained many of my favorite comfort book tropes. It was a fun read, though I wish I'd realized beforehand that it continues with another book that isn't out yet. :P
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rules: tag people who you want to get to know or catch up with ^_^
tagged by: @itboygirl thnx zaybie
last song: main thing - ariana grande
last movie: it follows
current read: crying in h mart by michelle zauner
tagging: @snsdpop @emailclub @nutelly @horrormanga only if u want :p
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Have you read the book "Crying in H Mart"? Curious to know your thoughts if you have.
my friend gave it to me as soon as it came out but i haven't read it yet! i'm a fan of michelle zauner i hope it's good, the original essay was p good
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✨ Book Review ✨ 🌺 Crying In H Mart by Michelle Zauner 🌺 For me the title speaks a thousand words, I always felt the sense of remembering the times spent with my mother in supermarkets, and sometimes when I shop alone, I always feel a bit of sadness of not having my mother beside me. Every time I thought about it, I cried. I didn't know the memoir was going to be so painful. It speaks to you about losing someone as dear to you as your parents. Their struggle to keep you happy and satisfied throughout your life is the reason for this. During her childhood, Michelle Zauner experienced a different childhood than other American children. she shares her mother's love of food. As it was the only thing her parents really loved, she also talks about how happy she was to have that experience. It was their intention to teach her the same thing, likewise how she loved her mother's life. It was like growing up in South Korea. Also, she is able to relate to their culture and language when she visits them occasionally. Michelle Zauner struggles with her mother's cancer. Admitting she was no longer in life made her understand herself even more. She handled the grief in a more mature way, as well as getting closer to her father. She made sure she worked through all the things her mother left behind. My favorite memoir of this year has been this one and I can't explain how much I cried and related to the beautiful moments I spent in supermarkets with my mother, as well as her commitment to maintaining a healthy diet. Even today, whenever I speak to her, she always asks me what I ate and what I am cooking for dinner as the first thing she asks me. Mom (Habiba), I love you so much! ........................... Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “In fact, she was both my first and second words: Umma, then Mom. I called to her in two languages. Even then I must have known that no one would ever love me as much as she would.” ― Michelle Zauner Q. Have you read any memoir or biography recently? ------------------- (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CphEuougMcu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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💎First Wrap Up of 2023.💎 I started off with a good plan for the month but I realized that I didn’t leave enough room for spontaneous reads. So I may have to do less group reads 😜 Special thanks to @kenyagoreebell for the recommendation of Demon’s Dream. I don’t think I expected to enjoy that book as much as I did. I did achieve my reading goals of making sure 1/3rd of my reads are from BiPOC authors: 📌Personal by Alexandria House 📌The Marriage Contract by Shay Davis 📌Demon’s Dream by Elle Kayson 📌Masked Intent by Kimberly Greer I also read a non-romance book: 📌Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner I read an lgbt🏳️🌈 romance: 📌Wrath by Ella James I finished a series: 📌Slow Burn series by JT Geissinger ❌I didn’t finish the Gena Showalter book before the month ended. Oh well. I’ll spend the day updating my reading journal and figuring out my Feb reading goals! ❄️Goodbye January 2023❄️ #january2023wrapup #monthlyreadingwrapup #bookblogger #audiophile #thechaiseandloungeblog https://www.instagram.com/p/CoJT1K3rd9I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Buddy reading this with one of my constants @pransreads. After losing Mama to cancer in 2021, the words in Chapter 1 hit too close to home. I found myself wiping tears from my eyes as I struggle to turn the page without wetting it from my tears. I brought this to one my doctor appointments and realized I made a mistake. Note to self: never read this in public. We’ll how the journey will be as I finish Crying in H Mart by @jbrekkie singer Michelle Zauner. “I remember these things clearly because that was how my mother loved you, not through white lies and constant verbal affirmation, but in subtle observations of what brought you joy, pocketed away to make you feel comforted and cared for without even realizing it.” —Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart https://www.instagram.com/p/CmLN48mLpTU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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michelle zauner || japanese breakfast
#she's so cute!#<333#p: michelle zauner#p: japanese breakfast#photography!#*mine#mine: edits#michelle zauner#japanese breakfast
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All the books I read in 2022, under the cut (* = reread)
January
Giant-Size X-Men by Jonathan Hickman et al
The Accursed Vampire by Madeline McGrane
House of X/Powers of X by Jonathan Hickman et al*
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Once & Future vol. 1: The King is Undead by Kieron Gillen et al
X-23: Innocence Lost by Craig Kyle*
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Heartstopper vol. 2 by Alice Oseman*
Heartstopper vol. 3 by Alice Oseman*
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
Once and Future vol 2 by Kieron Gillen et al
Once and Future vol 3 by Kieron Gillen et al
Die vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans
Moon Knight vol. 1: Lunatic by Jeff Lemire and Greg Smallwood
Die vol. 2: Split the Party by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans
The Conductors by Nicole Glover
Die vol. 3: The Great Game by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans
Excalibur vol. 3 by Tini Howard and Marcus To
Die vol. 4: Bleed by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans
February
Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis
Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth
Something Is Killing the Children vol. 1 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
Not For Use in Navigation by Iona Datt Sharma
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
Sabrina and Corina by Kali Farjado-Anstine
It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland
Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand
The Drowned Country by Emily Tesh
March
Bad Things Happen Here by Rebecca Barrow
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby
Some By Virtue Fall by Alexandra Rowland
The Sandman vol. 3: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman
The Duchess War by Courtney Milan
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Druids: A Very Short Introduction by Barry Cunliffe
April
Homesick by Nino Cipri
The Longest Night by E.E. Ottoman
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Hellions vol. 3 by Zeb Wells
S.W.O.R.D. vol 2 by Al Ewing
Latchkey by Nicole Kornher-Stace
Tales of the Elders of Ireland translated by Ann Dooley
May
Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero edited by Anna F. Peppard
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho*
June
Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie
From Dust, A Flame by Rebecca Podos
Fangs by Sarah Andersen
I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick
Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho
Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell
Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle
Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier and Val Wise
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei
The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson and Jo Rioux
Queer As All Get Out: 10 People Who’ve Inspired Me by Shelby Criswell
Messy Roots by Laura Gao
The Wolf Among the Wild Hunt by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
Vampires Never Get Old: New Tales With Fresh Bite edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker
She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derick
The Scapegracers by H.A. Clarke
Abbott vol. 1 by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä
Abbott vol. 2 by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä
Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough
The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta
Stone Fruit by Lee Lai
For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes
July
X-Men vol. 1 by Gerry Duggan
Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky
Lost and Found Kathryn Schulz
X-Men: Season One by Dennis Hopeless and Jamie McKelvie
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu
Harleen by Stjepan Šejić
The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska
Marvel’s Voices: Pride (2022)
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera
Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud*
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod and Jess Taylor
¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer
Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service by Tajja Isen
The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Lockwood*
The Department of Truth vol. 1: The End of the World by James Tynion and Martin Simmonds
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Excalibur vol. 1: The Sword is Drawn by Chris Claremont and Alan Davis
The Memory Librarian and Other Stories by Janelle Monáe and others
Excalibur vol. 2: Two-Edged Sword by Chris Claremont and Alan Davus
Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper
X-Men Hellfire Gala bind-up by various authors
X-Men: Magneto Testament by Greg Pak and Carmine di Giandomenico
Seeing Ghosts by Kat Chow
Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J. Sass
Black Bolt vol. 1: Hard Time by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward
Black Bolt vol. 2 by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward
The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud*
Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales
August
The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud*
The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno
Battle Royal by Lucy Parker
Sandman vol. 4: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman and others
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert
Sandman vol. 5: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman and various
King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
Off the Record by Camryn Garrett
Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens
By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
Sandman vol. 6: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman and various
Ireland in the Medieval World AD 400-1000: Landscape, kingship, and religion by Edel Bhreathnach
Sandman vol. 7: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman and others
The Many Death of Laila Starr by Ram V and Felipe Amdrade
Sandman vol. 8: Worlds’ End by Neil Gaiman and various
Sandman vol. 9: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman and various
Sandman vol. 10: The Wake by Neil Gaiman and various
The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan
Hellblazer vol. 3: The Fear Machine by Jamie Delano
Something is Killing the Children vol. 1 by James Tynion Iv, Werther Dell’Edera, and Miquel Muerto
Something is Killing the Children vol. 2 by James Tynion Iv, Werther Dell’Edera,
Black Spring by Alison Croggon
September
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco
What Souls Are Made Of by Tasha Suri
Spear by Nicola Griffith
Piranesi by Susanna Clark
October
Bach in the Barn by Leigh Ellis
Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
Hellblazer vol. 4: The Family Man by Jamie Delano and others
John Constantine, Hellblazer: All His Engines by John Carey and Leonardo Manco
The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
Hellblazer vol. 5: Dangerous Habits by Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis and others
The Táin translated by Thomas Kinsella*
Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott
Hellblazer vol. 6: Bloodlines by Garth Ennis and others
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
November
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Wild, Again by Bertha Rogers
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Heart of Stone by Johannes T. Evans
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin
Hellblazer vol. 7: Tainted Love by Garth Ennis and others
The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo by Zen Cho
A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow
Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans
Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola
Desdemona and the Deep by C.S.E. Cooney
Hellblazer vol. 8: Rake at the Gates of Hell by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, and others
December
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo
A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Julia Rios
The Hurting King by Ada Limón
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Ghost Of by Diana Khoi Nguyen
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
Sword Stone Table edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington
Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis
R E D by Chase Berggrun
Truth Be Cold by Alexa Barstow
Ravage the Dark by Tara Sim
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“Food was how my mother expressed her love. No matter how critical or cruel she could seem—constantly pushing me to meet her intractable expectations—I could always feel her affection radiating from the lunches she packed and the meals she prepared for me just the way I liked them.” Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast’s touching memoir about losing her mom to stage IV Squamous cell carcinoma. Chronicling her at times volatile relationship with her mother, and how food connected them to their culture but also each other. I loved that though this book deals with loss and grief I didn’t find it to be over-wrought or depressing. Zauner’s beautiful writing has a lightness to it so that instead of being bogged down with emotion you can focus on the mother-daughter relationship at the heart. A hungry read. 🍱🥡🍚🍜🥟 “How cyclical and bittersweet for a child to retrace the image of their mother. For a subject to turn back to document their archivist.” . . . . . #bookstagram #booklovers #booksbooksbooks #bookstagramza #southafricanreaders #bookstagrammer #bookstagramsouthafrica #readersofinstagram #sareaders #literaryfiction #igreads #bookheaven #readerofinstagram #bookish #booksonbooksonbooks #belletristbabes #read #nextread #cryinginhmart #michellezauner #japanesebreakfast #picador #alfredaknopf #penguinrandomhouse #panmacmillan (at Durbanville) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfoBmwwr1-H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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N O U V E L LE C H R O N I Q U E « Crying in H Mart » de Michelle Zauner ◊ Âgée de 25 ans, Michelle réalise son rêve en produisant un premier album et en se lançant dans une tournée. ◊ Mais tout s’arrête quand sa mère, d’origine coréenne lui annonce être atteinte dans un cancer. Michelle décide de retourner auprès d’elle. Leurs rapports ont toujours étés compliqués. Sa mère exigeant beaucoup d’elle. Elles n’ont jamais été proches. Soudainement Michelle réalise que son seul lien avec la Corée risque de disparaître avec elle. ◊ En revenant, Michelle redécouvre la culture coréenne, comme la nourriture et apprend enfin à connaître cette femme mystérieuse. Un très beau mémoire lu en anglais 👉🏻…(www.lanuitjemens.com) (à Nantes, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfqLBJ5q33M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Hi! I’ve been on a social media break for a while and I think I missed some new book releases, do you know where I can find a recommendation list for 2021-2022? Or if you have any recommendations (preferably by authors of color). Thank you so much 💜 No worries if not
hello hello!! 🤍 here is my recommendations list tag, where i think you'll be able to find some 2021-2022 recs there!
i also looked back at my 2021 reading tracker, and some of my favorites of 2021 are:
young adult
ace of spades by faridah àbíké-íyímídé: an incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart of institutionalized racism, from an exceptional new YA voice. 🌈
fat chance, charlie vega by crystal maldonado: a sensitive, funny, and painful coming-of-age story with a wry voice and tons of chisme, that tackles our relationships to our parents, our bodies, our cultures, and ourselves
hani and ishu's guide to fake dating by adiba jaigirdar: their mutually beneficial pact to fake date, hani and ishu start developing real feelings for each other. but relationships are complicated, and some people will do anything to stop two bengali girls from achieving happily ever after🌈
indivisible by daniel aleman: a remarkable and timely story-both powerful in its explorations of immigration in American and deeply intimate in its portrait of a teen boy driven by his fierce, protective love for his parents and his sister. 🌈
last night at the telegraph club by malinda lo: a story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the Red Scare. 🌈
luck of the titanic by stacey lee: the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin British-Chinese acrobats traveling aboard the Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage.
not here to be liked by michelle quach: a cheeky, feminist and searing novel that unpacks just how complicated new love can get…when you fall for your enemy.
these violent delights & our violent ends by chloe gong: an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River
this poison heart by kalynn bayron: an inspiring and deeply compelling the secret garden retelling about a young woman with the power to conquer the dark forces descending around her. 🌈
you've reached sam by dustin thao: a heartfelt novel about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye
new adult/adult
arsenic and adobo by mia p. manansala: the first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer...
crying in h mart by michelle zauner: from the indie rockstar of japanese breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 new yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up korean american, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. *non-fiction
honey girl by morgan rogers: a coming of age story that grapples with fears that make us human, the family scars that need to heal and the longing for connection, especially when navigating the messiness of adulthood. 🌈
dial a for aunties by jesse q. sutanto: what happens when you mix 1 (accidental) murder with 2 thousand wedding guests, and then toss in a possible curse on 3 generations of an immigrant chinese-indonesian family? you get 4 meddling asian aunties coming to the rescue!
trigger warnings under the cut as always! you can also always add me on goodreads here! if you (or anyone else) is interested in my 2022 anticipated releases so far/favorite 2022 reads (or anything at all! happy reading 🤍
trigger warnings for:
ace of spades: racism, homophobia, bullying, blood, alcohol consumption, car accident, racist slurs, stalking, emotional abuse, panic attacks/disorders, outing of queer characters, suicide ideation , suicide attempt, death of parent, gun violence, murder, toxic relationship, sexism, forced institutionalisation, drug use, police encounter/involvement, incarceration, mentions of death penalty, revenge porn
arsenic and adobo: fatphobia, drug abuse, evidence planting, police intimidation, (implied) domestic violence, racism, fatphobia/ableism/misinformation about diabetes*
crying in h mart: death of a parent, death of a family member, trauma, addiction, cancer
dial a for aunties: death, murder, description of dead bodies (no gore), casual racism, attempted sexual assault, drug use, alcohol use
fat chance, charlie vega: fataphobia, mentioned death of a parent, mentions of sex, underage drinking (chapter 13), racism, a strained relationship with a parent, diet culture, emotional abuse + manipulation
hani and ishu's guide to fake dating: racism, homophobia (specifically biphobia and lesbophobia), Islamophobia, toxic friendship, gaslighting, and parental abandonment
honey girl: discussion and depictions of mental illness, self-harm (scratching skin, nails digging into skin as an anxiety coping mechanism, cutting), past suicide attempt by a side character, anti-Blackness, racism, homophobia, casual alcohol consumption, minor drug use (marijuana), mentions of war, PTSD, past parent death (side character), grief, medical talk, self-destructive behavior, police, amputation (chapter 4)
indivisible: deportation, anxiety/panic attacks, homophobia, racism
last night at the telegraph club: abandonment, parental abuse, family trauma, sexism, misogyny, racism, racial slurs, deportation, death of a loved one, homophobia, internalized homophobia, miscarriage, police brutality
luck of the titanic: racism, use of slurs, death of a parent, death of a loved one
not here to be liked: sexism (challenged), racism (challenged)
these violent delights / our violent ends: mentions and descriptions of blood, violence, gore, character deaths, transphobia, explicit description of gouging self (not of their own volition), murder, weapon use, insects, alcohol consumption, parental abuse / blood, violence, gore, character deaths, murder, weapon use, insects (chapter 3 & 14 particularly are quite descriptive), alcohol consumption, parental abuse, transphobia
this poison heart: brief depictions of grief, mentions of adoption, murder, death of a parent, blood and gore, decapitation, dismemberment, strong language
you've reached sam: grief, death, divorce/separated parents, racism, car crash
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mentioned in a random tag a few days that i threw together a reading guide for putting crying in hmart by michelle zauner in conversation with severance by ling ma … @kyoshialone asked if i’d share and i thought, why not!
(the backstory of this guide is, my friend has a book club that’s p divided between fiction-only readers and non-fiction-only readers. she was wondering how she might understand her friends whose preferences were opposite hers; i suggested pairing a nonfiction and fiction work and talking about them together, instead of as separate book club books)
Crying in H-Mart is largely about Zauner’s grief — not only for the loss of her mother, but also for the other things she feels less connected to after losing her mother. Does Candace, in Severance, also grieve? What does she grieve? How do Zauner and Candace’s grief look different?
As Zauner’s mother’s cancer worsens, Zauner turns increasingly to the art of cooking in the face of a slow end that no one wants to believe is an end. Similarly, Candace turns to photography as New York undergoes a drawn-out societal collapse. How can these forms of creation be understood as forms of documentation? Why do these characters feel compelled to create and to document in their circumstances?
If Ma, through Candace, and Zauner were to have a discussion on what memory is and how it shapes us, what might that conversation look like? Are routine and memory different things? If you want a jumping off point, consider these quotes:
Ma/Candace: “Memories beget memories. Shen fever being a disease of remembering, the fevered are trapped indefinitely in their memories. But what is the difference between the fevered and us? Because I remember too, I remember perfectly. My memories replay, unprompted, on repeat. And our days, like theirs, continue in an infinite loop.”
Zauner: “The memories I stored, I could not let festered. Could not let trauma infiltrate and spread, to spoil and render them useless. They were moments to be tended. The culture we shared was active, effervescent in my gut and in my genes, and I had to seize it, foster it so it did not die in me. So that I could pass it on someday. The lessons she imparted, the proof of her life lived on in me, and in every move and deed. I was what she left behind. If I could not be with my mother, I would be her.”
Both Candace and Zauner talk about various trips abroad, in particular to Asian countries. What role does internationalism and racial identity play in their narratives?
#apologies if it says candace and candice autocorrect kept fckn with me#crying in hmart#severance#my dear friend mx kyoshialone tumblr haaaates when i try to @ u :(#i do not know what is wrong#anyway i hope u see this <3#ooh i'll do this i'll be extra and pin this post for a bit#heeheehee#any typos in the quotes are goodreads's fault lmao
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hello! this is very late but here's my monthly wrap up for the month of november!
(just a lil note: i read books to escape cause reality sucks and i rate them on the basis of my enjoyment ^^)
with a complete 27 books read, im lowkey speechless lmaoo-- i'll try not to dive too deep but no promises ;)
1. instructions for dancing by nicola yoon
rating: .⭐⭐⭐.75
this is my first nicola yoon book and it was quite a pleasant surprise honestly! it was easy to read and i had a pleasant experience overall.
2. arsenic and adobo by mia. p. manasala
rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
this book was the month's pick for the subtle asian book club and holy moly was it fun. i read it in a day and i was so hungry the whole time (even though at points i had just finished a meal.) the food descriptions are elite and that mixed with the complicated family dynamics and the mystery? *chef's kiss* this was also that kind of book where you just know everything is gonna be alright towards the end and yk you can just sit back and take it all in. overall a super fun read!
3. and 4. these witches don't burn duology both by isabel sterling
rating: ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐and ⭐⭐⭐.75
sapphic witches. that's all you need to know. it was fun to read, pretty fast paced, complicated characters-- this was the break i had been looking for after a gazillion assignments.
5. and 6. komi can't communicate vol. 3 and 4
rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
continuing with the buddy read. it was a fun time as usual. you cant go wrong with a cute mc and really nice side characters lol
7. crying in h.mart by michelle zauner
rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
i was kinda skeptical about reading this book-- more scared than skeptical. i knew how the topics the book deals with were very likely to bring up my own past. i was afraid it was gonna trigger me mainly because from my past experiences with cancer, i hadn't taken it well. the whole time reading it, it was me basically going, "if this bothers me, i'm not gonna hesitate to put it down." i was surprised to find the book-- almost as a comfort piece. with me relating to michelle so much to the point where i just wanted to hug her and tell her that she's not alone, though our experiences with it are so widely different. (didnt make me cry but left a gaping hole in me. metaphorically)
8. heartstopper vol.5 by alice oseman
rating nothing less than a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
do i even have to say anything for this?
9. liar game vol.1 by shinobu kaitani
rating: ⭐⭐⭐
this was a read this for the host book club >< i didn't haate it but neither did i love it. instead, i found myself finding it to be very similar to squid game which later, i found out that this book had inspired squid game :mindblown:
10,11,12. monster vol.1,2,3 by naoki urasawa
rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
oof. now wasn't this fun. for one, i'll most definitely be continuing with the manga but tbh i didn't have high expectations going in. mainly because the plot sounded wayy out of my league. the only problem i have is how when i read it, i lose track of time and go on reading it and when i do put it down, i dont wanna go back to it cause i wont stop reading until idk when.
13,14. spy x volume vol. 3,4 by tatsuya endo
rating: did you expect me to rate it below 5 stars? because if you did...
need i say anything? anything? if you haven't read this, this is your sign (also your warning).
15. radio silence by alice oseman
rating: didnt give one
where do i start?? this books means so much to me. the way alice portrayed them, (not hesitating to hide their flaws but also not rubbing it onto our faces) was so utterly beautiful. im still in awe for how this book played it self out. wasn't lyrical in terms to writing nor was it a pretty picture. but yet, it holds so much within itself. i didnt give a rating cause 5 stars wouldn't provide justice. i could relate to every single character, each in a slightly different way and *sigh* idk what else to say.
MEME BREAK!!
16. bluets by maggie nelson
rating: ⭐⭐⭐
what a beautifully written book. the author talks about the colour blue and how it plays a part in her daily life and honestly? if it hadn't taken the time it took for me to finish it, it would have been a five star.
17. pashmina by nidhi chanani
rating: ⭐⭐⭐
twas cute.
18. carmilla by j. sheridan le fanu
rating: ⭐⭐⭐
lesbian vampire story that inspired dracula? i was hoping for a lot more than the book actually provided haha-- my expectations were a little too high compared to how it actually played out.
19. in my dreams i hold a knife by ashley winstead
rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5
a psychological thriller about a closely knit high school reunion after one of the member's unsolved murder. read this for the late night book club! amazing. wonderful. i loved loved loved how psychology played a role in the story. the reveal didn't necessarily blow my mind away but following the little clues and smiling at the realisation that it was a red herring was fun. also highly recommend watching the author interview done by the late night book club cause im obsessed with that video lmao.
20. the murder of roger ackroyd by agatha christe
rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5
i mean, i love poirot as a character and with a small town setting, you couldn't possibly go wrong. i swear though, as i was listening to this while writing notes for class at 2 in the morning, some of the reveals just gave me chills. because people kept saying the reveal would shock me completely, i kept thinking about what ultimately would blow my mind and ended up predicting the ending correctly :/
21. and 22. my lesbian experience with loneliness by kabi nagata and i married my best friend to shut my parents up by naoko kodama
rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ and ⭐⭐⭐.5
both of them were enjoyable reads tho i definitely preferred the second one for tackling the topic of loneliness so well. also i wish the second was longer just to have spent more time with the couple.
23. a catcher in the rye by j.d salinger
rating: ⭐
why.
24. the magic fish by Trung Le Nguyen
rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
i loveeeeeeeeeed this!! the complicated relationship between the mother and son was explored so well! also the fact that it is explored through fairytales??!
25. every morning the way home gets longer and longer by fredrick backman
rating: didn't give one
i think this was spectcularly done. the way the memories were presented with the little metaphors and the relationship between the family was done so well for such a short book. i really really enjoyed it.
26. the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde
rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
do i have to say anything? because even if you expect me to, i'm going to hold my silence until you realise.
27. one of us is lying by karen m. mcmanus
rating: ⭐⭐.75
meehh i don't see the hype. didn't like anyone but nate and the ending was lowkey disappointing ://
okieeeeeeeee we're done!! im not gonna say anything cause im tired asf. sorry if nothing makes sense lol
#k byeee#serenity's bookstore cafe#books#book review#reading#booklr#monthly wrap up#k im done ima go to bed now
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