Jessica grew up in Silicon Valley, yet somehow ended up rather inept at technology. She dreams of reading luxurious novels all day in a greenhouse, and is guilty of writing puns for money. Majoring in Japanese and English literature made her both wary and weary of the Western canon. She can be bribed with milk tea. Follow her on Twitter @jamteayang.
If you change your opinion on a book because of a review or a comment or a friend... is it really your opinion?
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One reader reminisces about growing up reading about the monkey king of JOURNEY TO THE WEST fame, and discusses the books inspired by the myth.
One reader muses on whether rereading old favorite books really counts as reading or not.
In a strictly theoretical round of fisticuffs, who would win in a fight?
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One reader reflects on the movie casting of the book CRAZY RICH ASIANS and picks other books that deserve the same amazing treatment.
If you love The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner, you might want to add these other books to your shelf.
One reader reflects on the representation of Taiwanese people in YA lit.