regarding the complications of asian family dynamics. your love for me has both healed and hurt me; my gratitude for what you’ve done for me is inextricable from my resentment of what you’ve done to me.
— “a hatred that runs deeper than the oceans, a love that soars higher than the heavens.”
created by ruiconteur
last updated March, 2026
the title of this list is taken from my translation (linked here) of the song 《怜悯》 / pity as performed by 周深 zhou shen. as always, recommendations are very welcome!
rui ur timing is impeccable 
what kind of chinese kid would i be if i didn't make a list like this eventually 🙂↕️
oh this is such a beautiful list! ❤️
thank you! it's a topic that's been on my mind a lot in the past few years
what a lovely lovely list, im so excited to explore these titles!!!
me too! ponti sounded so interesting when i was researching this list
yessss it sounds so cool! and my friend loves ocean vuong so i keep meaning to get around to something by him ahah