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infinitesoleil , 6 days ago to bookstodon group

The next book I’m reading during Pride Month is All Things Seen and Unseen by RJ McDaniel. I borrowed it from the Queer Liberation Library because I wanted someone I could read while on the go.

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infinitesoleil , 6 days ago to bookstodon group

I’ll rate Delilah Green Doesn’t Care a solid 4.5 ⭐️

I actually really enjoyed this book and (most of) the characters. Isabel Parker-Green ain’t shit though. Terrible stepmother and even more terrible mother.

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infinitesoleil , 19 days ago to bookstodon group

The first book I’m reading for Pride Month is Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake.

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infinitesoleil , 19 days ago to bookstodon group

I finally finished The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh. I meant to finish it during AANHPI month, but I got busy and distracted, so there’s that. I wanted to finish it by mid-June though, so I could start reading queer novels for Pride Month.

I’d give this book 4 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

As the first person in my family to be born in the U.S., it was interesting reading the perspectives from the different generations of women (the refugees who fled to America during the Vietnam War and the first generation Americans who grew up having to toe the line between assimilating into American society and respecting familial traditions).

I learned some new Vietnamese words that I didn’t know before. For example, đặc biệt means special. In the book, someone’s mom always called her special in a demeaning way. I know đặc biệt from ordering rice and noodle dishes at Vietnamese restaurants.

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infinitesoleil , 1 month ago to bookstodon group

#Currentlyreading Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne

A fellow social worker I knew from grad school shared this book on her Instagram story and recommended it. I was on a hold list for the ebook at my local library for weeks, but now, I have it. I’m also listening to the #audiobook read by the author.

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infinitesoleil , 1 month ago to bookstodon group

My second book for AANHPI Heritage Month is The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh.

Partial synopsis from the inside book jacket: “Everyone in Orange County’s Little Saigon knew that the Dương sisters were cursed.

It started with their ancestor Oanh, who dared to leave her marriage for true love. So a fearsome Vietnamese witch cursed Oanh and her descendants so that they would never know love or happiness, and the Dương women would give birth to daughters, never sons.

A multinarrative novel brimming with levity and candor, The Fortunes of Jaded Women is about mourning, meddling, celebrating, and healing together as a family. It shows how Vietnamese women emerge victorious, even if the world is against them.”

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infinitesoleil , 1 month ago to bookstodon group

#BookReview

4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book was absolutely unhinged. That’s the best way I can describe it. The main character was unhinged, the way the book took a turn and nearly became a horror novel was unhinged. The way it ended was unhinged. I was getting so enraged at the main character’s behavior that I was live reacting as I read in a mutual’s DMs who had just finished reading the book the week prior.

Would I read this book again? Probably. Not anytime in the near future though. Aside from the insane plot line, this book touched on themes like interpersonal racism, discrimination, identity and authenticity, representation, cultural appropriation, and cancel culture.

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infinitesoleil , 1 month ago to bookstodon group

#currentlyreading Yellowface by R. F. Kuang.

I’ve heard good things about this book. With AANHPI heritage month starting tomorrow, I felt this was a good time to start.

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