Sign in with Facebook
alia
https://www.goodreads.com/alia_reads
“How cyclical and bittersweet for a child to retrace the image of their mother. For a subject to turn back to document their archivist.”
― Crying in H Mart
― Crying in H Mart
“In fact, she was both my first and second words: Umma, then Mom. I called to her in two languages. Even then I must have known that no one would ever love me as much as she would.”
― Crying in H Mart
― Crying in H Mart
“She brings seven pairs of underwear, two pairs of shoes. She brings an anxious disposition.”
― Interior Chinatown
― Interior Chinatown
“It wasn't a bad silence. Just the same old quiet.”
― Fiona and Jane
― Fiona and Jane
“I had spent my adolescence trying to blend in with my peers in suburban America, and had come of age feeling like my belonging was something to prove. Something that was always in the hands of other people to be given and never my own to take, to decide which side I was on, whom I was allowed to align with. I could never be of both worlds, only half in and half out, waiting to be ejected at will by someone with greater claim than me. Someone whole.”
― Crying in H Mart
― Crying in H Mart
What's the Name of That Book???
— 121026 members
— last activity 1 hour, 8 min ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
alia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at alia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
304 books
|
36 friends
157 books
|
14 friends
411 books
|
22 friends
49 books
|
10 friends
693 books
|
9 friends
78 books
|
9 friends
186 books
|
18 friends
422 books
|
11 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by alia
Lists liked by alia
