My Asian Era
A curated journey through Asian literature
Thoughtful Reviews. Quiet Stories. Literary Depth.
For the past two years, I’ve been reading, reviewing, and quietly building a curated archive of books by Asian authors, mostly translated fiction, contemporary literature, and underrepresented voices that often get missed by mainstream reading lists.
What started as a personal reading habit has evolved into a full platform: a growing collection of spoiler-free reviews, thematic roundups, and quiet reflections meant to help more readers discover the emotional and cultural depth of Asian literature.
This isn’t a listicle site.
It’s not trend-based.
It’s intentional, built slowly, post by post, with care.
You’ll find:
Honest reviews from across Asia: Korean, Japanese, Southeast Asian, South Asian, Chinese, and Asian authors writing from around the world
Mini features for short books and chapbooks
Book club picks with community conversation prompts
Emotional clarity over academic critique
A calm space to discover books that linger
This is a living archive, part ongoing project, part reflective journal.
I’m in the process of centralizing older reviews and continuing to explore both contemporary releases and classic titles from across the region.
If you're tired of the same dozen titles getting recycled across book feeds — you're in the right place.
Welcome.
P.S. If you're looking to read along, I host a quiet book club through Fable. It's casual, thoughtful, and open to anyone curious about Asian literature.
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Elegy for Opportunity
This was a sweet and surprisingly moving collection, funny at times, sad at others, and very much a book of the moment. Some of the poems are letters to the Mars rover, reflections on family and love, and confessions about what it means to write through grief and joy.
Worldly Girls
A memoir about faith, loss, and figuring out who you are after everything else has fallen away. Tamara Jong writes with honesty and clarity about being raised inside the Jehovah’s Witness faith, navigating addiction and grief, and what it means to walk away from the structures that shaped you. A layered, deeply personal book with sharp observations and surprising moments of humor and release.