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Hsinju Chen

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Hsinju Chen grew up in New Taipei City and currently resides in Illinois, where they are pursuing a PhD in electrical and computer engineering. She writes prose with fragments of Taiwanese experiences and loves languages in all shapes and forms. When they are not dreaming up stories and reading queer literature, they are busy studying the workings of the universe.

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All Systems Red by Martha Wells
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murderbot <3 <3 <3

it: i don't want to interact with humans
others: I TOLD YOU IT'S SHY
it: i don't give a fuck about anything
it: (can i just watch my serials in peace?)
it: ... NOBODY TOUCH MY STUPID HUMANS!! 😤
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Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo
Feed Them Silence
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Dr. Sean Kell-Luddon is a difficult character to love, but her story is impossible to look away from.

I love Feed Them Silence as an academic horror: it's about Sean losing herself in her research and running away from her failing marriage. As someone
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Hsinju Chen is on page 108 of 336 of Check, Please! Book 2: accidental stress baking/cooking??? me too, bitty, me too ...
Check, Please! Book 2 by Ngozi Ukazu
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Body Work by Melissa Febos
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Body Work consists of 4 essays on writing as healing, as a conversation with the self, as change. It's an excellent book on writing memoirs.

content warnings: abusive relationships, rape, graphic sex, discussions of white supremacy & patriarchal belie
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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky  Chambers
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yesss cozy sci-fi! chambers did it again!
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Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee
Fake Dates and Mooncakes
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read this foodie romance in one sitting!

it's like billionaire romance but YA? very cute and i love that it exists, but it's also an othering experience reading it. good news is that even if you don't know anything about mid-autumn festival or lunar n
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The City Inside by Samit Basu
The City Inside
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When I heard that The City Inside is a near-future sci-fi set in Delhi, I knew I wanted to read it. Over the course of two days—which was how fast I devoured it—I tried to grapple with the intricacies of Basu's world-building, and even upon finishing ...more
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The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho
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I picked up this book because I loved the author's Eyes that Kiss in the Corners. Going in, I did not know how heart-wrenching this YA contemporary novel is going to be. Upon finishing, I wonder why this book hasn't blown up on social media. It did s ...more
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Wildcard by Marie Lu
Wildcard (Warcross #2)
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well well well look who's finished Warcross and Wildcard in the same day because they couldn't stop reading ...

this duology 😭😭😭
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Warcross by Marie Lu
Warcross (Warcross, #1)
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just wanna say that i love the concept of how tech (virtual reality & augmented reality) is implemented and embedded in this near-future world! not necessarily a new idea but the world-building descriptions were awesome!

first marie lu book and i'm ho
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Becky Albertalli
“I hate when assholes have talent. I want to live in a world where good people rule at everything and shitty people suck at everything.”
Becky Albertalli, Leah on the Offbeat

Courtney Peppernell
“... [T]he bravest people aren’t the ones that pretend they’re fine when they’re not. It’s the ones that admit they aren’t fine but carry on anyway.”
Courtney Peppernell, Keeping Long Island

Jen Jensen
“We wrestle with the things we can’t explain easily, and from that struggle, we draw our faith and find love and hope.”
Jen Jensen, The Politics of Love
tags: faith, love

Jonathan Van Ness
“Imperfection is beautiful. To anyone who has ever felt broken beyond repair, this is for you. If you’ve ever been excluded, or told you were not enough, know that you are enough, and beautifully complete.”
Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

Ta-Nehisi Coates
“You are growing into consciousness, and my wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable.”
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me

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E. Hi Hsinju!!

Thanks for the friend request :) I'm looking forward to seeing you around! I'm so glad you liked my review of On a Sunbeam!! It's one of my favourites <3 Feel free to hit me up to chat whenever!!
Happy reading & Have a nice day! x
E.

P.S. I'm not notified if you answer on your profile so if you wish so I can only know about it if you answer on mine :)

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