Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 13/12/2024started Amidst a Snowstorm of Love with less than 5% knowledge of what it's about. all i know is it's set in a snowy city, smth smth competitive billiards, and there's leo wu in it🙂↕️🌨️🎱🤍 110 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 10/12/2024with all the recent developments in Syria, I'm reminded again of this book I read earlier this year. it's a nonfic about a journalist who interviewed & befriended a band of rebels trapped in Daraya, a syrian town that was under siege. this book left an impression on me and I v much recommend it 💙📚 090 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 10/12/2024currently reading: 24 Hours in Ancient China [Dr. Yijie Zhuang] i quite like this series. this is gonna be my last book from it, at least until a new one is out—if there is one. love learning random curious info about the pastྀ◌𓈒𑁍𓂃 031 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Delicious Hunger [Hai Fan, Jeremy Tiang] ✯✯✯ thoughts & opinions: this short story collection is filled with wild beauties even amidst all the sufferings that I'm sure came directly from the author's own memories as an ex-communist guerrilla who spent ~10 years living in the rainforest. 111 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 08/12/2024i lied i started a new cdrama. she got isekai'd into a fantasy story where she is the evil female secondary character and has to make him, the evil male secondary character, fall for her. oh and he's a tsundere 000 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 07/12/2024finished it. altered my brain chemistry forever. officially my favourite historical romance drama of all time. general ling buyi literally redefined "he fell first AND harder". 10/10 010 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024I've heard of it so many times but I keep putting it off because i am not too fond of the male actor🥲 maybe someday.. BUT speaking of cozy dramas about books, have you seen When the Weather is Fine? it's set in winter and has a book club, a little melancholic & quiet but i truly enjoyed it❄️📚 110 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024I've heard of this one but I haven't watched it. from the little i saw online it looked right up my alley! its vibes remind me of One Day Off, which is also quite short (8 eps, less than 30mins each). have you watched it? 110 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 04/12/2024somehow two of my favourite artists decided 2024 is the year for horror-themed albums(?) and i couldn't be more grateful 010 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 04/12/2024!!! Exhausted on the Cross is one of my top reads of 2024, I'm beyond excited to find out Najwan Darwish has a new poetry collection translation about to be out🕊️🇵🇸 011 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 02/12/2024highly recommend Gwangju Uprising: The Rebellion for Democracy in South Korea. it's quite dry but deff an essential read + certain parts are still vvv emotional. I've also heard high praises for Youth of May but i never fully watched it. 110 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 01/12/2024the simultaneous relieved sighs, simultaneous chest pats. obsessed with this father-daughter duo #LoveLiketheGalaxy 010 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 30/11/2024november reading wrap-up⋆˖ ࣪⭑ not the three highest this month all being nonfics? well at least they're all really great. I think out of all three the one that left the deepest impression might be The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir🏙️🌿🇭🇰 570 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 30/11/2024okay I'd like to recommend The Weight of Our Sky and The Lies of the Ajungo then🌞 one is a historical fiction about the racial riot that took place in 60s malaysia, the other is a fantasy novella about a boy's quest to find water to save his mother and his city! 120 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 28/11/2024it was pretty fun getting to watch woo dohwan play the asshole bad boy right after he played a golden retriever himbo boxer who'd go to the ends of the earth for his mom. lee yumi is really great, suuper cute and i just realized i know her from squid game lolsmh 000 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 28/11/2024so many things i don't like about Mr. Plankton but i kept watching until the end because the main couple sold me on their romance. was it a healthy relationship? haha no. did they have one of the most natural chemistry i have ever seen in korean dramas? hellyes 100 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 26/11/2024so excited for isabel cañas' upcoming horror novel, The Possession of Alba Díaz, publishing August 19, 2025! I've been obsessed with her brand of horror ever since The Hacienda and so far it's 3/3 for her book covers, if you ask me🕸️🖤🥀 010 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 24/11/2024read two memorable historical romance recently. here are my short reviews: 1) the final scene in this book walked so the Hot Priest “love is awful!” wedding sermon could run🙏🏾 2) you know that anthony bridgerton lowkey is a werewolf scene? ok but make that a whole book. 📚💙 010 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024my first kdrama after idk how many months: 선재 업고 튀어 I'm only on first ep and it's classic kdrama stuff but i still fell for how their whole thing is about the sun. her name is sol, his is 'sun'jae, his band is called eclipse. also this height diff is craaazy 250 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024oh okay I see! I'm actually using the reading guide I found other ppl recommending online ↓ hahha so I'm just a few books in so far 010 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024currently reading: Equal Rites [Terry Pratchett] never been more excited to continue my discworld journey𓂃★ 210 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Southeast Asian book recs🌴☀️🌊 I have read and enjoyed all these books and they are all set in SEA and/or written by SEAsian authors. there are nonfics + fics within a variety of genres—romance, histfic, fantasy etc. so there's something for everyone hopefully 💙📚 2239 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024currently reading: The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir [Karen Cheung] 120 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 13/11/2024currently reading: Elatsoe [Darcie Little Badger] i dnfed this once but i don't think i gave it a fair try so here I am, giving it another try❄️🐾 010 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 10/11/2024oh hey i randomly encountered historical evidence of just how not political reading is as an activity 010 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 07/11/2024I can't pick one so I'll pick two of my favourites instead🙂↕️ 1) Our Women on The Ground is a solid essay collection and I learnt a lot about the MENA region through this book. 2) The Holocaust Industry is harder to read but so, so, so worth it. i am very serious when i say it opened my eyes. 020 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 03/11/2024yōko ogawa is most famously known for her book The Memory Police (pic below) i don't see myself picking up this book anytime soon after this🙃 000 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 03/11/2024finished! ✯✯.75 thoughts and opinions: (tl;dr there's a weird random mention about “israel” in this book) 100 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 01/11/2024currently reading: Mina’s Matchbox [Yōko Ogawa, Stephen Snyder] 010 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 31/10/2024october reading wrap-up⋆˖ ࣪⭑ yet another month with zero 5 stars but I got to check a number of books off of my “before 2024 ends” tbr list so that was funn also love seeing my top 3 highest rated books this month made up of a nonfic, a romance and a horror🖤🩷🤍 150 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 29/10/2024currently reading: Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World [David Van Reybrouck, David Colmer, David McKay] 110 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 26/10/2024currently reading: Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology [edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.] 1153 0
Alin @libreyn.bsky.social · 20/10/2024currently reading: Our Share of Night (Mariana Enriquez, Megan McDowell) 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖? – 𝑻. 𝑺. 𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒕, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒅 000 0
![November 2024 reading wrap up infographic.
Average rating: 3.93
Highest rated reads: [4.75 stars] Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World (David Van Reybrouck, David Colmer, David McKay), [4.5 stars] Demystifying Disability (Emily Ladau), [4.5 stars] The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir (Karen Cheung)
Average book length: 338 pages
Average time to finish: 3 days
Percentage fiction read: 71%
Percentage nonfiction read: 29%
Historical and romance are the most read genres throughout this month.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zs3ckvjcuppi3lygl3o2bz7u/bafkreicjvnvx5pz5hophe3p4x4rornzmisofp3igp5fxvkn6k4tcmqdp5q)
![Book cover of Mina’s Matchbox [Yōko Ogawa, Stephen Snyder]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zs3ckvjcuppi3lygl3o2bz7u/bafkreiaaon4ajxj3wjihtow4cfrbuc2pustak5ct6esparddulzxhvesvu)
