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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Blowfish
A quiet and deliberate novel that explores grief, suicide, and creative purpose through two intersecting lives, a sculptor and an architect, each reckoning with personal loss and the slow gravity of memory. This is a book that doesn’t offer resolution, but instead asks you to sit in the discomfort. I found it powerful, even when the tone stayed distant.
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
A Korean memoir built from therapy transcripts and reflections on depression, identity, and emotional contradiction. Fragmented, honest, and often repetitive a candid look at what it means to struggle quietly.
The Salmon Who Dared to Leap Higher
A lyrical Korean novella about a salmon swimming upstream in search of purpose. Through quiet allegory, Ahn Do-hyun explores identity, sacrifice, and the quiet courage of going against the current.
8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster
8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster is a brutal, layered story about what it means to live through history that tries to erase you — and the impossible choices women have had to make to survive.
We Do Not Part
A quiet, haunting novel that unfolds in layers — snow, silence, and a history that still trembles underfoot.
My Asian Era Book Club
A quiet, flexible book club focused on Asian literature — short novels, thoughtful conversations, and spoiler-free discussion at your own pace.
Marigold Mind Laundry
A soft, surreal novella about memory, care, and emotional quiet. Marigold Mind Laundry doesn’t ask you to understand — just to sit with it.
