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cover of Yellowface

“I feel like this isn’t about me”

Yellowface (2023) by R. F. Kuang

August 10, 2024 by drmllz 1 Comment

I don’t really know what I can say about this book, which I think means it’s worked? I can say that it’s blistering, and brilliant; I can say that it fits the ‘Fiasco‘ square because it’s about someone who “reached for the stars and utterly failed…a disaster created by human actions” and in this case the disaster is a person who finds herself in a nightmare of her own making, but the disaster is also the publishing industry and the surrounding discourse, and also the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: academic satire, asian american author, cbr16bingo, drmllz, fiasco, fiasco square, Fiction, friendship, R.F. Kuang, Rebecca F. Kuang, Satire, Social Themes

drmllz's CBR16 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: academic satire, asian american author, cbr16bingo, drmllz, fiasco, fiasco square, Fiction, friendship, R.F. Kuang, Rebecca F. Kuang, Satire, Social Themes ·
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“A woman’s life is endless work and suffering.”

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

September 16, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR15 BINGO: Asia & Oceania, because it focuses on characters in Korea and Japan Pachinko is the saga of a Korean family that spans 79 years, beginning in Korea in 1910 and ending in Japan in 1989. Being a weighty tome covering five generations, it’s hard to summarize the plot, though the main story begins with Sunja, the only surviving child of a struggling Korean couple who run a boarding house in Busan, Korea. Sunja’s father, Hoonie, has a cleft palate and a crooked leg, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: asian american author, Asian culture, CBR15, cbr15bingo, historical fiction, KimMiE", Min Jin Lee

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: asian american author, Asian culture, CBR15, cbr15bingo, historical fiction, KimMiE", Min Jin Lee ·
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Cover of A Deadly Inside Scoop

Cozy mysteries that will make you hungry

Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien

A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette

March 28, 2021 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

Sometimes you need a cozy mystery (or two) to relax your mind. If you’re looking for low-stakes mysteries featuring female amateur sleuths, give the Noodle Shop or Ice Cream Parlor books a whirl. Coincidently, these are both set in Ohio. A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette is a newer series with only two books released. In book one, we meet Bronwyn, Win for short, as she re-opens the family’s ice cream shop in the middle of winter. Not the best time, but her home-made […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: A deadly inside scoop, a noodle shop mystery, Abby Collette, asian american author, black author, book one, chinese food, cozy mystery, death by dumpling, ice cream, Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, Vivien Chien

teresaelectro's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: A deadly inside scoop, a noodle shop mystery, Abby Collette, asian american author, black author, book one, chinese food, cozy mystery, death by dumpling, ice cream, Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, Vivien Chien ·
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