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God, the awkwardness! Boys! Friends! Rules! Parents! Everything is so fraught. Our MC is even more anxious than I was, and with a wider variety of triggers. I don't know if I wanted to remember what that felt like, but also I think I did.
The analysis of language -- how it defines culture, how we learn it, and how that process impacts our understanding of culture -- is exciting and great.
— Sep 15, 2026 06:34AM
The analysis of language -- how it defines culture, how we learn it, and how that process impacts our understanding of culture -- is exciting and great.
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Taiwan is a very different place than it was when I moved there when I was 21, and I am not ABC, but there is still a lot that feels like my experience, and this wonderful book is making me feel hella nostalgic.
— Sep 13, 2026 12:31PM
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Sep 15, 2026 06:45AM
l thought I had given up on Kuang after Babel and Katabasis (which grows more awful the farther I get from it). Maybe the wrong decision? Or is it just b/c you relate to the whole Taipei thing?
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jrendocrine at least reading is good wrote: "l thought I had given up on Kuang after Babel and Katabasis (which grows more awful the farther I get from it). Maybe the wrong decision? Or is it just b/c you relate to the whole Taipei thing?"I can't say how it would work for you, but I am a fan. The Taipei connection is certainly a hook for me, but I also just think the book is great, and smart, and real. A very particular coming of age, but also a fascinating deep dive into language and culture. I am afraid I don't generally read fantasy. I just don't enjoy that genre. As a result, I have not read Katabasis or Babel. I have no basis for comparison with those books.
She (Kuang) is going to be speaking at LitQuake in SF in a couple of weeks. Although I had written her off as lightweight after 'Yellowface,' she has certainly continued growing since then, and I'm enjoying your enjoyment of this one.
Left Coast Justin wrote: "She (Kuang) is going to be speaking at LitQuake in SF in a couple of weeks. Although I had written her off as lightweight after 'Yellowface,' she has certainly continued growing since then, and I'm..."I really liked Yellowface. She might not be the writer for you, Justin. Don't want to steer you wrong.