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Chin-Sun Lee

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Born

in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Website

https://www.chinsunlee.com

Twitter

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Genre

Fiction, Thriller, Contemporary

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December 2017

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Chin-Sun Lee is the youngest child of North Korean exiles—both her parents having fled their native provinces for Seoul at the outset of the Korean War. After a long career in fashion design, she earned an MFA in Creative Writing at The New School in New York. Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, Joyland, Your Impossible Voice, The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review, and The Believer Logger, among other publications. She's also a contributor to the New York Times bestselling anthology Women in Clothes (Blue Rider Press/Penguin 2014). She currently lives in New Orleans, working on her second novel. Upcountry is her debut. ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 328 ratings · 79 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Upcountry 3.87 avg rating — 292 ratings — published 2023 — 6 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
	Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology by Julie E. Bloemeke (Editor), Dustin Brookshire (Goodreads Author) (Editor), L.J. Sysko (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.38 avg rating — 37 ratings — 3 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

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Chin-Sun Lee rated a book it was amazing Doll Seed: Stories by Michele Tracy Berger (Goodreads Author)	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
I loved these bizarre stories spanning genres (speculative, sci-fi, modern fairy tales, and light horror) and generations, from the 1920s to an unknown future. With most of the protagonists being Black, this collection also addresses racism and the s ...more
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Chin-Sun Lee rated a book it was amazing Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su	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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Chin-Sun Lee rated a book it was amazing Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology by Julie E. Bloemeke	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
Proud to be a part of this reverent (and irreverent!) collection of poems and flash tributes to the one and only Dolly Parton, a true blue American queen—and I mean that sincerely. We could all stand to have a fraction of her smarts, grit, and heart.
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Chin-Sun Lee rated a book it was amazing The Man in the Banana Trees by Marguerite Sheffer (Goodreads Author)	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
Startling and unusual stories that mine the subconscious, ranging from surrealism to horror and spanning from the imagined past to the unknown future. I particularly loved the title story, "Rickey," "The Observer's Cage," and "The Wedding Table" (tho ...more
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Chin-Sun Lee rated a book it was amazing Doubting Thomas by Matthew Clark Davison (Goodreads Author)	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
I was so engrossed and moved by Thomas’ journey; Davison describes with sensitive detail the intricacies of caretaking, unresolved love, and interracial relationships. Sometimes, in a life, multiple crises can occur all at once—a subject this novel a ...more
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Chin-Sun Lee rated a book it was amazing Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker (Goodreads Author)	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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Chin-Sun Lee rated a book it was amazing We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons (Goodreads Author)	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
I loved Parsons' debut collection, BLACK LIGHT, and anyone who's read it should know that her sentences are electric. WE WERE THE UNIVERSE is a journey, not only for Kit, the protagonist, but also the reader. Parsons writes beautifully and convincing ...more
Sep 19, 2024 12:06PM · 2 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Chin-Sun Lee liked Brian O'Hare's review of Upcountry: "Loved 'Upcountry'. Chin-Sun Lee is a master craftsperson of American dread. 'Upcountry' slowly peels back the layers of one small town to reveal the rot festering just beneath us all. The writing is moving and spare, with a journalistic restraint tha" Read more of this review »
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