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R.L. Nguyen

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As the child of Vietnamese immigrant parents, I found my place to belong in fictional worlds. Now, I forge my own fantastical safe havens where survivors of hard things can heal, dream, and fight for a better future. When I'm not crafting hopeful endings for my imaginary friends I'm reading Homer without footnotes, munching on bánh mì sandwiches, and trying to teach my dogs to talk. They’ll figure it out eventually. I believe in them.

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5 stars means it absolutely knocked my socks off!

4 stars means I had a great time reading it, and any quibbles weren't dealbreakers.

I will leave stars off if I'm ruminating and can't quite put a star rating to it yet, OR if it just wasn't for me. As an author, I have a really ...more

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	Voices of the Future: Stories of Bravery & Belonging by Alayna Niblack, Annika Crum, Caroline Guajardo 4.78 avg rating — 23 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tails, Scales, & Tiaras by Meghan Kleinschmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rachel Lawrence (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Andrea Renae (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legendary: Havok Season Ten by Andrew Winch (Editor, Contributor), Jim Doran (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), P.J. Benjamin (Contributor) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices of the Future: Stories of Bravery & Belonging by The Author Conservatory, R.L. Nguyen (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Washburn (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual.”
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