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Loveboat, Taipei | Abigail Hing Wen
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Mehso-so

Entertaining, but pretty superficial when it came to character development. A young American Asian woman travels to Taipei to attend a camp after graduating from high school. She breaks out of her rigid, sheltered childhood and challenges herself to disregard the rules she was raised with. People fall in and out of love in a heartbeat and the relationship felt as ephemeral as the plot. It won't stick with me, but it was a fun quick read.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 17h
TrishB Aww 🐶❤️ beautiful Doggo 1h
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AlizaApp
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Pickpick

In this graphic novel, three siblings must fend for themselves in the US while their parents are back in Taiwan.

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Floresj
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Pickpick

Part history, part science, part political, part innovation, Chip War walks the reader through the innovative of the “chip”, it‘s fabrication, ramifications, and its uses. How we got to the Asian dominance of chip production was interesting and where we go from here is complex and well explained.

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DGRachel
Measuring Up | Lily LaMotte
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Pickpick

Every March, my county library system hosts a community read. This year‘s theme is food and the tagged book is the MG selection. I loved watching CiCi adjust to life in America through a cooking contest. Seeing her grow, learning to trust and make friends, and discover how to honor her Taiwanese heritage, was heartwarming.

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TheQuietQuill
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Pickpick

What a haunting and beautifully written novel this is. I didn‘t expect to love this book as much as I did, but it truly is a work of art all in itself. I do have to warn that there is a trigger: suicide and depression. The author writes this sensitive subject with care, and it is a story I will never forget. 🪶
This was my #doublebookspin for February ❤️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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TheQuietQuill
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Sunday afternoon well spent ☺️ This is one is those novels that I‘m just drinking in and savoring. Beautifully written, but also beautifully heartbreaking.

LeeRHarry Good to hear as this one has sat on my shelf for quite some time. 1mo
TheQuietQuill It‘s very good, but very heavy. I‘m really enjoying it and so far it‘s my favorite book of the year ❤️ @LeeRHarry 1mo
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Kenyazero
Bestiary: A Novel | K-Ming Chang
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Bailedbailed

Bailing on a second #Roll100 pick this morning! I know before I started that I probably wouldn't finish this book. I don't enjoy this style of surreal, dark, pain and anger-stuffed books. I figured I would give it a try, though.

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Cortg
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Pickpick

This was a cute YA graphic novel about Paul who is visiting his brother in Taiwan for the summer. He spends most of his summer on the couch playing video games but decides to venture out to find a video game. He gets lost, makes some friends and has a memorable adventure. Oh to be young again! *the chopsticks were a gift from my sister when she lived in Taiwan for a year. Wish I had visited.

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sarahbarnes
Notes of a Crocodile | Qiu Miaojin
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Mehso-so

I‘m traveling to Taiwan in December and so I‘m reading some fiction by Taiwanese writers. This was my first, and I‘ll admit I wasn‘t as able to connect with it as much as I‘d hoped. I liked the crocodile in human suits metaphor a lot, though. Any recommendations for books to read, please send them my way. 😁

batsy How exciting! I'm not well-versed in Taiwanese literature, and I think I enjoyed this more than most. It's a bit of an odd book, so I get it 😁 5mo
BarbaraBB Exciting indeed! I was there for work twice and Taipei is amazing! And I agree on the book. It was a so-so for me too. 5mo
Reggie I liked this book but it got under my skin. I hope you have great travels! 5mo
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midhun.j.zacharia
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This was a fantastic, gripping read that tells one of the most important stories today and highlights the cliffhanger that the world is at now.