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Oooh, Chen Qiufan’s “A History of Future Illnesses” gives prophetic, pattern-based Octavia Butler vibes!
— Mar 13, 2026 09:53PM
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Not seeing the Chen Qiufan hype yet. Onto Story #2 of his…
— Mar 13, 2026 10:52AM
Steph | bookedinsaigon
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What a mixed bag. Skipped the overly dramatic time travel one, and Anna Wu's reads like one of those popular "cozy healing" Asian reads with a vaguely speculative setup.
— Mar 10, 2026 11:08PM
Steph | bookedinsaigon
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That Calvinoesque wandering tale was only so-so...
— Mar 09, 2026 10:57PM
Steph | bookedinsaigon
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Can’t stop thinking about Baoshu’s story. I’m OBSESSED.
— Mar 07, 2026 09:51PM
Steph | bookedinsaigon
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This Baoshu story is incredible.
— Mar 07, 2026 11:21AM
Steph | bookedinsaigon
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Glad I DNFed the first story; Liu Cixin’s was bomb (unsurprisingly); and the third one was confusing and weird, and not in a good way. Sigh.
— Mar 04, 2026 10:31AM
