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minsuni commented...

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this book takes me back to my romance era when I first joined PB when all I read were romance books. Not a genre I go for as much now, though I still enjoy it and I’m actually having fun with this one 🙂‍↕️

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minsuni commented...

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I love that you take the time to read other people's reviews and comment on them after you finish a book, just wanna say how cute that is of you 💗

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minsuni commented...

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    minsuni commented...

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    you're so cute Inkie, I'm so glad you're part of this community and we get to read with you 💗

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    minsuni commented...

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  • How to Be Eaten
    Sep 15, 2026
    How to Be EatenMaria Adelmann
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0
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    I might be in the minority here but I absolutely loved this. The structure, the characters, the way the story was split between them, the social commentary around how women are viewed and manipulated by society, how much their trauma changed them and makes them so angry and hurt to the point where that harm switches from the outside to coming from themselves without them even realizing it.

    None of the characters are likable, but that’s exactly what makes reading this and learning about their stories so much more interesting. You get an immediate first impression when you’re introduced to them, but the more they tell their story, the more you get to understand that there’s so much more to them than just being “unlikable”, that they’re also hurt and most have never had the chance to heal and get help. For most of the book, a lot of the characters show no empathy for the other people in the group, they’re not what you’d call “girls girls”, but they’re also not supposed to be. This is not a book about women caring for each other, it’s a book about how much harm was caused to them and how they deal with it in the present.

    The characters feel exaggerated with the way they talk and interact with others, but in a way that is done on purpose, to emphasize how different they are, how each has a distinct personality and how their story makes sense to them.

    The way each character's story was told was so interesting to read. Because each of their stories are based on fairytail, there’s so many unique details that indicate what fairytail they’re representing, so many similes and parallels that I found to be written so well, casually inserted into their story that could otherwise be seen as a mindless details, but that here have so much meaning. You can still read this without knowing each fairytail and what each character represents, though I do think it has a way bigger impact when you know the original story and how the author decided to put their own spin in this book.

    There’s also an element of mystery with all these women having been called to join this therapy group and these mystery emails having been sent to them. Why? Who sent the emails? Why them? With what purpose? You get to slowly make theories and find out why they all got together to share their lives.

    I won’t say this was the most well written book ever, and I do understand some of the criticism it gets, but this worked for me and personally really enjoyed reading it.

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    minsuni commented...

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    yayyy helli!!! Congrats on finishing your masters, hate that it put you under so much stress but I'm glad you don't have to deal with that anymore 😝 Hope the travelling is going well and that you're having fun and hopefully also taking time for yourself and to rest!! 💗

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    minsuni commented...

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    how are you liking this compared to the first book? 👀

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    minsuni commented...

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    Men STOP!!!!! truer words have never been said 🙂‍↔️

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    minsuni commented...

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    weeeee congrats kora!!!

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    minsuni commented...

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    beautiful review Katie 💗 both you and @jordynreads really got my interest in wanting to read this now

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    Sep 15, 2026
    Taipei StoryR.F. Kuang
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0
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    Taipei Story is a book that is going to stay with me for a long time.

    On the surface, it’s a very straightforward and simple story. Lily grows up in America to Chinese parents and spend her summer at a language institute in Taipei when she learns about the death of her grandfather. And yet within this premise, RFK says so much about language and translation, loneliness, grief, self discovery, family, trauma, colonization, and what it means to grow up in a place and culture so different from the one of your parents and grandparents. I could really relate to Lily’s realization that no matter how much she tries, she will never be able to fully reclaim the language and the culture that her family left behind - and the alternating existential dread and acceptance Lily feels when she considers that fact.

    This book is very different from RFK’s other work - it is much quieter and focuses on Lily’s interiority. If RFK’s previous work was too didactic, *Taipei story takes a more subtle approach. Lily’s realizations and transformation doesn’t happen in moments of great drama or high stakes. Instead they occur in the small moments: while Lily is reading the street signs in Taipei, chatting with American tourists, or sitting alone in a concert hall. I loved being in Lily’s head. So much of her narration felt so familiar to 19 year old KatieV. I had to laugh at how well RFK nailed the tone of someone who is still very much a child but thinks they are more worldly and enlightened than they really are.

    And RFK did a great job of setting up little moments early in the book that lead to narrative payoff at the end of the story. Taipei Story is a short book and RFK uses every word with purpose. I think this is some of RFK’s strongest prose she’s written to date.

    The barometer for a truly good book: I cried at the end of Taipei Story and I’m tearing up just thinking about it now. Lily’s journey really spoke to me and I think most people will find a piece of themselves in Lily.

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    minsuni commented...

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    for the character analysis lovers you say 👀 at first this book didn't really grab my interest butttt if you liked it, I must

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    Taipei Story

    Taipei Story

    R.F. Kuang

    A wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock—all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei. College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program like so many Chinese American students before her, hoping to connect with the culture she inherited but never fully understood. But a promising start quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate is driving her insane, and a reckless trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon has her classmates viciously gossiping. She feels adrift, a foreigner in a country she thought would feel like home. Then shocking news Lily’s grandfather has passed away. The loss forces her to grapple with now-unanswerable questions about her family history. As Lily grieves, she’s drawn into a journey of self-discovery—piecing together memories, stories, and silences over a series of hilarious and devastating attempts at connection. What if the diaspora fantasy of homecoming never comes true? What if learning a language can’t bring you any closer to the people you’re trying to reach? What if you search for your family’s history, but your family doesn’t want to share? What if you wait too long to ask the right questions? As Lily struggles for answers, her summer becomes a poignant search for understanding—of herself, her family, and the meaning of home.

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    Never Say Die

    Never Say Die

    Ke Huy Quan

    In this stunning and compulsively readable memoir, the Oscar-winning star of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Goonies, and Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ke Huy Quan, tells the story of his journey from Vietnamese refugee to 80s child star to the most inspiring comeback in Hollywood history. Ke Huy Quan’s Hollywood adventure began when he was twelve years old, a mere five years after his family escaped Communist Northern Vietnam and settled down to a relatively peaceful life in L.A.’s Chinatown. After attending an open call audition on a whim, he was unexpectedly swept up in the wild world of filmmaking: learning to swim from Harrison Ford on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, receiving trucks full of toys from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for his birthday, meeting Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, and making lifelong friends on the set of The Goonies. A star of two of the most beloved movies of the ‘80s, there appeared to be no limit to Ke’s rise. But just a few years later, the roles had dried up and it seemed like Hollywood no longer had a place for him. He eventually left acting to work odd jobs behind the scenes for directors like Wong Kar Wai. His confidence was badly shaken, but his love of performing never abated. It wasn’t until decades later, when he was 49 years old, that he stepped back in front of the camera to star in a strange little indie film called Everything Everywhere All at Once, which surprised everyone with its incredible box-office and awards season success. To call Ke’s Oscar-winning performance a triumphant return would be an understatement. In this moving, inspirational memoir, Ke paints a vivid self-portrait, telling both heart-wrenching and funny stories of his early rise, slow fall from the spotlight, the resilience that kept him going through his darkest times, and his eventual resurrection on one of the biggest stages in Hollywood. Never Say Die is the story of Ke’s extraordinary life, a love letter to the movies and people that shaped him, and a powerful testament to never giving up on your dreams.

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    he has a memoir??? I must

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    Never Say Die

    Never Say Die

    Ke Huy Quan

    In this stunning and compulsively readable memoir, the Oscar-winning star of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Goonies, and Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ke Huy Quan, tells the story of his journey from Vietnamese refugee to 80s child star to the most inspiring comeback in Hollywood history. Ke Huy Quan’s Hollywood adventure began when he was twelve years old, a mere five years after his family escaped Communist Northern Vietnam and settled down to a relatively peaceful life in L.A.’s Chinatown. After attending an open call audition on a whim, he was unexpectedly swept up in the wild world of filmmaking: learning to swim from Harrison Ford on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, receiving trucks full of toys from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for his birthday, meeting Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, and making lifelong friends on the set of The Goonies. A star of two of the most beloved movies of the ‘80s, there appeared to be no limit to Ke’s rise. But just a few years later, the roles had dried up and it seemed like Hollywood no longer had a place for him. He eventually left acting to work odd jobs behind the scenes for directors like Wong Kar Wai. His confidence was badly shaken, but his love of performing never abated. It wasn’t until decades later, when he was 49 years old, that he stepped back in front of the camera to star in a strange little indie film called Everything Everywhere All at Once, which surprised everyone with its incredible box-office and awards season success. To call Ke’s Oscar-winning performance a triumphant return would be an understatement. In this moving, inspirational memoir, Ke paints a vivid self-portrait, telling both heart-wrenching and funny stories of his early rise, slow fall from the spotlight, the resilience that kept him going through his darkest times, and his eventual resurrection on one of the biggest stages in Hollywood. Never Say Die is the story of Ke’s extraordinary life, a love letter to the movies and people that shaped him, and a powerful testament to never giving up on your dreams.

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    minsuni commented...

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    omg that sounds amazingggg I'm so excited to read this