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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Kafka on the Shore
A surreal and haunting story about loneliness, memory, and the blurred lines between dreams and reality. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami asks what it means to live with confusion and still keep searching for connection.
Justice with a Smile
This was not the Dazai I was expecting. The familiar shadows of despair are here, but fleeting, part of the melodrama of youth rather than the heaviness of adulthood. What struck me most was how much this really felt like a teenager’s diary: messy, cocky, sometimes ridiculous, sometimes piercingly honest.
What Hunger
When food can’t satisfy your hunger and rage is more powerful than grief... That’s the space What Hunger lives in. A raw, haunting coming-of-age story about trauma, survival, and the power of finding your voice even if you have to bite first.
