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Themes of Jeff Chu's Asian family not accepting his homosexuality and marriage to a man, other aspects of Asian culture - superstition. Also the immigrant experience of haphazard application of their Asian cultural practices.
— Jun 09, 2026 05:33PM
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Dilly Dalley
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I am enjoying the Asian American aspects of the story but as a person who has grown vegetables for over twenty years, I find the gardening mistakes kind of frustrating to read.
— Jun 11, 2026 08:35PM
Dilly Dalley
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In the audiobook, I have finished Autumn and am ready to start Winter. I have adjusted to the non-linear narrative and am interested to see which themes will stick in my memory without a plot. So far, his inexperience in all things gardening is apparent. Clearly though he is spiritual, questing some kind of healing, living with integrity but some familial rejection.
— Jun 08, 2026 04:33PM
