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2015 Bookish Survey. Yeah, I know the craze is over ...

I know it's almost February, but I still wanted to do the obligatory year-end wrap up ... and what better way than with Jamie at Perpetual Page Turner's year-end bookish survey?

Who knows, maybe I'll start a new trend. Year of end in end January!

2015 Reading Stats

Nifty little thingy that Goodreads generates!
Check out my Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge HERE.

Number Of Books You Read: 39 (I planned just 25 for the year, so boo-yah!)
Number of Re-Reads: A few .. I can't be bothered to count.
Genre You Read The Most From: Fiction

Best in Books

What an unfortunate cover! I disliked
this cover with a vengeance that
I read it sans book jacket.
1. Best Book You Read In 2015? (If you have to cheat — you can break it down by genre if you want or 2013 release vs. backlist)

I can't choose one so here are my "bests" for the year.

Fiction:

Short stories:


2. Book You Were Excited About and Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. Pales in comparison to LOTR.

3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read?
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes. I was expecting fluffy chick lit. Nope.

4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)?
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. I was really affected by this read and for that reason I wanted to others to experience it too! This also polarized readers - some hated it, others declare it's the next best thing sliced bread.

5. Best series you started in 2015? Best Sequel of 2015? Best Series Ender of 2015?
N/A. You all know A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin was a fail for me. I stopped at book 2.

6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2015?
Jojo Moyes and Jonathan Lethem. I really want to read more of their work!

Love the cover of The Incarnations
because of the detail. You need to
look at it closely to fully appreciate it.
7. Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone?
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (again). I knew this was a gritty read. It's so worth it.

8. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (yet again). Not exactly action packed but it just sucked me in.

9. Book You Read In 2015 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto. I reread it in 2015 but didn't review it.

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2015?
The Incarnations by Susan Barker. I mean, look at it. And Sea Lovers and Other Stories by Valerie Martin - graphic, embossed, beautiful.

11. Most memorable character of 2015? 
Lydia in Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg. Vulnerable, hurt, and just had lots of plain bad luck. But she breaks my heart. Read my review to find out why.

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2015?
It's a toss-up between The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery and The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka.

Lydia just about broke my heart
in this book about grief and loss.
13. Most Thought-Provoking / Life-Changing Book of 2015?
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. I'm not being melodramatic. My delicates drawer (oh, AND my socks drawer) is a thing of beauty.

14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2015 to finally read? 
The Bones of Paris by Laurie R. King. I won the ARC in a giveaway several years ago! Another is The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy which I bought at a fundraiser a few years ago ... and collected dust until 2015.

15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2015?
Tough one. I have some quotes I picked out that I used in my FREE printable bookmarks from some of my fave authors. Go download them here and here.

16. Shortest and Longest Book You Read In 2015? 
Check out the graphic at top! According to Goodreads:

17. Book That Shocked You The Most (Because of a plot twist, character death, left you hanging with your mouth wide open, etc.)
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy which confused me in the beginning but oh man oh man oh man, with an arch so well done I sighed and reread the entire thing.

 18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!) (OTP = one true pairing if you aren’t familiar)
I have no idea what this means. Someone enlighten me.

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year
Alex and Jonathan Safran Foer in Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer. What an amazing friendship.

20. Favorite Book You Read in 2015 From An Author You’ve Read Previously 
Find Momo Coast to Coast by Andrew Knapp.

21. Best Book You Read In 2015 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure.
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin and book two A Clash of Kings. Hype. Of course this could have very well. It just didn't for me. I can't bear to read the remaining books in this series.

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2015?
I don't usually have fictional crushes. Hmmm ... the centaur in Sea Lovers and Other Stories by Valerie Martin (it's the very last short story!

The cover is to die for.
23. Best 2015 debut you read? 
The Thing About Great White Sharks and Other Stories by Rebecca Adams Wright

 24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?
Hard-pressed to give one.

25. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read? 
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes. This is just a feel-good book!

 26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2015?
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Gawd, this book is just sad through and through.

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I got this book at a fundraiser, highly recommended. If I'd seen just the cover and read the blurb, I doubt I would've picked this up on my own. It's my first read of this author and I know she has more amazing books!

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?
Room by Emma Donoghue. Oh dear Jack.

Even the cover is unique!
29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2015?
The Festival of Insignificance by Milan Kundera. When you start waxing poetic about women's navels and can hook me in 115 pages, there must be something to the book!

30. Book That Made You The Most Mad (doesn’t necessarily mean you didn’t like it)? 
Making Your Mind Up by Jill Mansell because it was so. so. bad. I didn't even bother to write a review. I was mad at myself for not throwing it down, DNFing it, and just moving on.

Your Blogging / Bookish Life

1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2015?
The Fictional 100, discovered because Lucy and I co-hosted the Travel the World in Books Readathon! You gotta go check out her amazing blog!

 2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2015?
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo because I was inspired! I even looked up videos and that little (ok, big) diversion was even more fun!

3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?
A mini challenge for the Fall Bloggiesta: How I Achieved Inbox Zero, and You Can Too! was highly visited and I loved the comments because everyone was pumped at seeing results of the challenge.
Apply the principles in all aspects
of your life - I believe it works.

 4. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)? 
I loved being part of Travel the World in Books! I've always loved reading diversely and joined the event as a participant in 2014. I was invited to co-host 2015's readathon and I loved every minute of it!

5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2015?
When I decided to scale down. I said no to a lot of tours and books offered up for review. Seriously the best decision for this blog and my blogging ever.

 6. Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?
Resisting the urge to keep requesting books or saying yes to offers. I still struggle with it. But I need to bring the "guiltless" back to my reading!

7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?
*Shrug* not quite sure how to sort this out on Blogger.

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?
The Summer Solstice and Other Stories by Nick Joaquin. I know this is probably an obscure book which is why I wrote about it.

 9. Best bookish discover (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?
A specific thrift store in my area which got a HUGE bunch of vintage books. God help me.

10. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
Sure did. Six reading challenges and more. Read up here.

Looking Ahead

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2015 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2016?
Harafish by Naguib Mahfouz. I finished it already! Review coming!

 2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2016 (non-debut)?
Nothing I'm anticipating. I have so many great books to choose from!

3. 2016 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?
I don't have any. I'll have to go through Goodreads.

4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2016?
I don't have any... at the moment!

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2016?
Simplify. Get guiltless with my reading.

6. A 2016 Release You’ve Already Read and Recommend To Everyone.
NA

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Is it over? Definitely not. Going to work on 2016 now :)

#AMonthofFaves: My Reading Year (so far!)


So I am a day late. Forgive me, life happens! I really enjoyed last year's A Month of Faves and decided that it's a great way to sum up what's been happening over the past year on Guiltless Reading.

This event is hosted by GirlXOXO, Traveling with T and Estella's Revenge. Check out the full sked here.

Tue. | Dec. 1 – #AMonthofFaves {My Reading Year} – eg. Number of books read so far, genre you read the most from, picture of favorite (or most often used) reading location, most read author, % eBooks, hardcovers, paperbacks and/or audiobooks, hint at what your favorite read of the year is (let us guess), types of books you wish you read more of, month you read the most and least)


Ooooh, so many questions! I used Goodreads to get the stats, oh but of course!

Number of books read so far 
28, not bad because I was going for just 25 this year and I am in the middle of two books right now, so this number is definitely at least 30 for the year.

Genre you read the most from Overall, it's fiction. I only read only 3 nonfiction books:


I read 3 books that were short story collections which I guess makes it my most read genre. I loved all three and have a hard time saying which collection is my fave:

Picture of favorite (or most often used) reading location
Sorry, I'm shy. But it's definitely in bed!

Most read author (for this year only!)
This year it was George RR Martin because I read book 1 and book 2 of A Song of Ice and Fire.

% eBooks, hardcovers, paperbacks and/or audiobooks
Meh, can't be bothered. Zero ebooks and zero audiobooks, that much I know!

 Hint at what your favorite read of the year is (let us guess)
Eeep. I can't decide as it's a toss up between 3 titles: one blue-covered book read early in the year, a short story collection in orange, and an award-winning book. If you can guess all 3 titles, I will sweep your floors for life. Haha!  (or maybe not)

Types of books you wish you read more of
Definitely foodie books.

Month you read the most and least
It's pretty even across the year with 1-3 books a month.

I'll get to the other questions when I have a chance. Even with a few books read this year, I am finding that deciding what my faves are is pretty challenging!

#ParisInJuly: A round-up of books set in France


Bonjour! Did you know that Paris in July, hosted by Thyme for Tea, is in its sixth year? I've come across this event many times in the past and kept thinking "I should join that" .... but never do! This post is a long time in the coming.

I've always had a fascination for France, mainly because of the foodie culture there. Now that I now live in Canada, I can't get away from the Francophone influences, evident from bilingualism and the many cultural events. 

For this post, I am pulling together some of the books--set in France, of course-- that I've enjoyed. Click on the links to get to my full reviews. Hopefully you'll see one or two that may pique your interest!

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Why it's a favourite: A story that will stay with me because of its simple yet profound messages: to never judge a book by its cover, to take time to appreciate the beauty around us and the people who touch our lives. We all need to be reminded once in a while.

The Festival of Insignificance by Milan Kundera
Why it's a favourite: Unconventional, surprising, slightly snide, but with plenty of hidden gems. Ponder and you'll realize that there is so much more to Kundera's absurdity. I always find Kundera's books thought provoking, challenging, and open to a reader's personal interpretations. This is no different.
Madame Picasso by Anne Girard
Why it's a favourite: A richly detailed historical fiction novel that conjectures on the little-known love story of Pablo Picasso and Eva Gouel. A non-sensationalized recounting that highlights what it means to love, and to lose someone you love.


The Mask Carver's Son by Alyson Richman
Why it's a favourite: Straddling both Japan and France, this historical fiction piece is both heartbreaking and enlightening, bringing to sharp focus the artist life of creation, beauty, and agony.

The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro
Why it's a favourite:  A gorgeous book all around. A story to savour languidly. Historical fiction buff, you'll be immersed in 1920s New York and 1950s Paris. Sensualist, you'll revel in the descriptions of scents and their intimate power to transport you in time and place. Story lover, you'll discover how the lives of these seemingly totally different women are entwined. 

Villa America by Liza Klaussman
Why it's a favourite: Filled with gorgeous descriptions of the coasts of Cap d'Antibes in southern France, art and literary musings of Picasso and Fitzgerald, and a feeling of a being in the inner circle of the charmed Murphys, this existentialist historical fiction tale will be sure to intrigue those of you who are familiar with these real life people or those who love 1920s art and literature.

Which of these are you interested in?

#AMonthofFaves: 5 Books ... of Short Stories!

 
For today's A Month of Favorites, tell us about five of your favorite books...by theme! Some ideas: audiobooks, fantasy, science fiction, mysteries, books with surprise twists, surprise endings, non-fiction, books that made you cry, laugh out loud, cringe, book boyfriends that stole your heart, apocalypse, dystopian, best books with kick ass girls, favorite siblings, couples, friends, most hated and loved villains. 

I keep saying that this is the year of the short story for me and I can't seem to get enough of them! TLC Book Tours has offered up some amazing short story collections for review that I was pleasantly surprised that I found all my picks resonating in a very special way.

When joining the Literary Blog Hop this year, I decided to give away a short story collection with some very clear recommendations.

This year, in no particular order (actually this is alphabetical!), here are some of my favourite short story collections, linked up to my full reviews.

Why it's a favourite: Fortuna has a special way of making the ordinary and lucklustre seem intriguing at least and provoking at best. I highly recommend this for those who love insightful characterizations, and those who aren't afraid to read about gritty, messy and sometimes bizarre lives.

Why it's a favourite: This is one of the most innovative and imaginative books I've read in a long time! This short story collection is bizarre, surreal, odd, sometimes absurd, sometimes oddly disturbing ... but always unique and memorable.

Why it's a favourite: An amazing collection of 12 short stories that mostly start out feeling like dystopian tales that slowly morph into an illuminating albeit disturbing introspection of human nature. Read it if you can take the darkness along with the beauty that makes up humanity.

Why it's a favourite: This collection of short stories is by a National Artist of the Philippines for Literature. Each story is a gem with its unique take on family life, love, and faith during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. I hope you pick this one up!

Why it's a favourite: While graphic and disturbing, these stories told by children in a conflict-ridden Africa, bravely speaks of the inequities and the horrors that exist in the world. A short story collection that will challenge and provoke you, I recommend this highly for those who dare to be conscienticized.

Have you read any good short stories this year? Do share! 

Anything that you'd like to pick up in my 5? Which one/s?

Check out the Linky over at Estella's Revenge for more #AMonthofFaves: 5 Books By Theme!

#Diversiverse: Some Favourites


A More Diverse Universe or #Diversiverse is hosted by Aarti over at Book Lust. It's a very simple challenge; the criteria are as follows:
  • Read and review one book
  • Written by a person of color
  • During the last two weeks of September (September 14th - 27th)

I'm a week late jumping on #Diversiverse, although the moment I heard about it, I wanted to be part of it. It already ties in nicely with my Travel Around the World in Book Challenge and I have always been trying to read diversely.

For this challenge, I am doing a re-read of a book by a Filipino author. I never reviewed it. I'm in the middle of:


Now, on to some old reads. Here are just a few of my favourite books that I'd recommend for #Diversiverse. (This is just a quick selection because I have a lot of favourites!)

These short stories take place across Europe. The author is Colombian. 

The novel takes place in Argentina.  The author is Uruguayan.

Short stories set in Japan, written by a Japanese author. 

Gagamba, The Spider Man by F. Sionil Jose
The story takes place in Manila, Philippines and the author is Filipino.

I Do Not Come to You by Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
The story takes place in Nigeria and the author is Nigerian.

The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
Takes place in India. The author is Indian.

The Frangipani Hotel by Violet Kupersmith 
These short stories take place in Vietnam and the US. The author is American-Vietnamese.

The Isolation Door by Anish Majumdar
The novel takes place in the US and touches upon the immigrant Bengali community. The author is Bengali-Canadian-American.
Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
Short stories take place across Africa, the author is Nigerian.

This is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakuwila
Short stories take place across Hawaii and the author is Hawaiian

Have you read any of these? If you have any recommendations, sound off in the comments. I'm always on the lookout to add more diversity to my TBR!

#HappyMothersDay Round Up 2014

 

To all you lovely mommas out there, enjoy your day! Today is about YOU and all the small and big things that you do.

Last year, I did a round-up of some books I'd read that celebrated motherhood. You can check out that rather popular post here. I thought it'd be a nice little tradition to start by adding on to that list. Here are some more from 2014 books that show that Mommas Rock!

Title are linked to reviews/excerpts:

Casebook: A Novel by Mona Simpson
I loved this one! A heartwarming case of a young boy who loves his mother with intense ferocity. A novel that grew on me with its tender storytelling and melded with mathematical philosophies and with comic book humour.

The Isolation Door by Anish Majumdar
An affecting, empathetic portrayal of a young man forced to cope with the devastation of his mother's mental illness. Incisive, brutal, raw and honest. Kicks the door wide open on the travails of families dealing with mental illness. A dark yet empowering read!

Obasan by Julie Kogawa
Obasan translates to "aunt" in Japanese. This novel tells, through the child Naomi, the story of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. Naomi separated from her mother and her resolute aunt steps in to protected her from the horrid realities until adulthood.

Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
While I didn't fully love this novel, this was an unexpected gender-bending story about motherhood.

The Beauty Experiment: How I skipped lipstick, ditched fashion and faced the world without concealer and learned to love the read me by Phoebe Baker Hyde
This book has the potential to resonate with any woman with its lesson of self-love and self-acceptance, whether one loves their beauty products or not! Moms, please take of yourselves. You deserve it.

Incendiary Girls: Stories by Kodi Scheer
While this is a collection short stories tinged with magical realism, there is one story, Primal Son, that shows that mothers (and fathers) will do anything for their children. Even wear a gorilla suit.

Which book/s catch your eye? I hope you all have a wonderful day, Mommas!

We Need Diverse Books Round Up

 

Ever since I stumbled upon the We Need Diverse Books campaign, I've been so excited! I'm all for talking about diversity in our reading material. Sure, it's only supposed to run until May 3 but I think this campaign should be a continuing one. So here I am, a day late, doing a round-up of some of my 2014 reads that celebrate diversity.

Here we go! Click on titles to go to full reviews:

Incendiary Girls: Stories by Kodi Scheer
An amazing collection of short stories that explore the confluence of the human body and psyche. Has tinges of magical realism. There is a range of memorable stories: the title story deals with the Armenian genocide, another deals with an interracial love story.

The Isolation Door by Anish Majumdar
An affecting, empathetic portrayal of a young life forced to cope with the devastation of mental illness in the family. Incisive, brutal, raw and honest.Told by a young Indian immigrant. 
 
Silk Armor by Claire Sydenham
This is a tragedy and an illumination of self-identity tied in to the symbol of the veil. Set in Turkey, I highly recommend this for those who enjoy multicultural stories and those who are looking for a better understanding of the pressures modern women face within traditional cultures.

A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain by Adrianne Harun
A gritty, mystical take on the unexplained disappearances of many Native American women on a highway in an isolated British Columbia town.

Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Set in 1950s New York, this is a story of an African American family posing as white ... until their secret is discovered through the birth of their dark-skinned child. Touches upon race, interracial marriages, standards of beauty, and towards the end, gender.

The Frangipani Hotel: Stories by Violet Kupersmith
Inspired by her Vietnamese grandmother's traditional ghost stories, Kupersmith showcases her  chilling collection that drives home the themes of immigration, grappling with the past and tradition, and discovering one's identity. Recommended for those who'd like to experience a different type of scary.

Gagamba: The Spiderman by F. Sionil Jose
A deformed sweepstakes beggar sets the stage for a collection of vignettes of the common man and woman in the country that is the Philippines. I highly recommend it to all Filipinos, F. Sionil Jose fans, and especially those who are simply just those interested or curious about the Philippines and its people.

Check out these links:

Happy International Women's Day: Fiction Round Up


Happy International Women's Day!

As part of the celebrations, I've done a quick round-up of some fiction books, featuring women and written by women, which I've recently read and enjoyed. Click on the titles to get my reviews. Which ones have you read, or would like to read?

Top row, L-R:
  • The House Girl by Tara Conklin - story of a house slave who is the real artist behind compelling slave portraits
  • Freud's Mistress by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman - who is she? A tragedy of loving a man like Freud, and of the tragedy of sisterhood
  • The Mirrored World by Debra Dean - a peek in the life of the revered St. Xenia of Russia
Middle row, L-R
  • This is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakuwila - short stories of the "real" Hawaii, many of which highlight women and their relationships
  • Ru by Kim Thuy - stark vignettes and recollection of a Vietnamese immigrant
  • The Mapmaker's War by Ronlyn Domingue - an unusual fable of a woman mapmaker
Bottom row, L-R:
  • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - a promising 1950s young woman's journey from naive to jaded, from success to depression.
  • One Big Beautiful Thing by Marie Flanigan - a subtle feminist novel of love, art and self-discovery
  • Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi - a jarring novel that examines race, beauty and sexuality (unreviewed)

Happy Father's Day Reading Round-Up

Happy Father's Day, dear daddies! Mommies and kiddies, please make sure to give some extra-special time to your special man-of-the-house. 

I did a Mother's Day round-up, so I decided to find out if I had some good reads about fathers. Sure enough, I do, and here's a nice little collection of stories that feature fathers, fatherhood and their relationships with their children. 

Click on the titles to get a full review. Happy Father's Day reading, everyone!

Top Row, L-R:
All Her Father's Guns by James Warner // fiction, satire
Fatherhood in satire featuring Cal Lyte, macho gun-loving venture capitalist, ex-wife Tabytha who has grand political aspirations, and daughter, Lyllyan, who is strangely normal.

I'll Seize the Day Tomorrow by Jonathan Goldstein // non-fiction, humour
Funny male musings about growing old.

Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult // fiction, contemporary
A story of a father who leaves his family to live among the wolves.

Middle Row, L-R:
The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O'Melveney // fiction, historical
A young Venetian woman doctor seeks out her missing father and discovers her father's  tragic past.

American Dervish by Ayad Ahktar // fiction
A beautifully sensitive story of a Muslim boy's life and love in today's America.

The Car Thief by Theodore Weesner // fiction
A coming-of-age-story of a young man who steals cars to fill a void in his life.

Bottom Row, L-R
The Warmest December by Bernice L. McFadden
A heartbreaking novel showing alcoholism at its ugliest and forgiveness at its finest.

Perla by Carolina de Robertis
A young Argentinean woman learns her true identity through a mysterious house guest who seeps of water.

Captain Disaster by Del Shannon // fiction, middle years
To escape the pain of his father's death, Kevin Tobin switches from ordinary 12-year-old to a cool superhero to deal with his life.

Happy Mothers' Day Reading Round-Up

Happy Mothers' Day to all mommies reading this! Today, I've collaged some of my favourite recent reads that feature motherhood. It's a mix of fiction and non-fiction, and with exception of one, you can check out my reviews by following the links. You may want to put some of these on your TBR!

Top to bottom, L-R:
Home is a Roof Over a Pig by Aminta Arrington // non-fiction, memoir
A heartwarming memoir of an American family living in China

American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar // fiction
A coming-of-age story of growing up a Muslim in America

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin // non-fiction, self-help
Rubin said about motherhood: "The days are long, but the years are short"

The Mapmaker's War by Ronlyn Domingue // fiction, young adult
An unusual epic folklore featuring a female mapmaker

The Help by Kathryn Stockett // fiction, historical fiction
Three women tell their life stories in a racially segregated world

In Leah's Wake by Terri Guiliano Long // fiction, contemporary
The unravelling of a family, highlighting mother-daughter realtionships

May Day Eve by Nick Joaquin // fiction, short stories (unreviewed)
Generational stories about women in the Philippines

A Lovely Indecent Departure by Steven Lee Gilbert // fiction, contemporary
A woman flees an abusive husband to protect her child.

Tiger Babies Strike Back by Kim Wong Keltner
A hilarious memoir of a second-generation Chinese American and
how it was to be raised by a Tiger mother 

What are you still doing reading this? Go spend some time with your mom (or your kids!) :) And then come back and and get some great reads!
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