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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Ghost Music
Ghost Music is a novel of loneliness, yearning, and mushrooms. Beautifully written and surreal in parts, it is a story that made me pause, underline, and ask questions instead of finding answers.
Where Are You Really From
Seven powerful stories that unsettle, surprise, and remind us how much our choices matter. From Taiwan to Paris to the US, Elaine Hsieh Chou’s collection bends the ordinary into something uncanny while never losing sight of the human heart.
Yellowface
When Athena Liu dies, June Hayward steals her manuscript and publishes it as her own. What follows is a sharp, uncomfortable satire about race, authorship, and how publishing decides who gets to tell which stories.
The Haunting Elegance of Han Kang
Han Kang doesn’t just write novels, she creates atmospheres. From The Vegetarian to We Do Not Part, her work explores silence, memory, and the emotional aftermath of violence. This author spotlight brings together my reflections on her translated works so far, including links to full reviews and why she continues to shape how I read.
All the Lovers in the Night
A luminous and deeply interior novel about loneliness, invisibility, and the small, slow movements toward connection. All the Lovers in the Night lingers long after the last page.
Klara and the Sun
Told through the voice of an Artificial Friend, Klara and the Sun is a tender, uncanny look at what it means to love, serve, and quietly disappear. Speculative fiction at its most human.
