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  1. Siren Queen by 

    3 stars

    “No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.” Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming …

  2. Earthlings by , ,

    4 stars

    Natsuki isn't like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or …

  3. Human Acts by ,

    No rating

    From the internationally bestselling author of “The Vegetarian,” a rare and astonishing (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the …

  4. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by 

    5 stars

    In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more …

  5. Victory City by 

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    A 247-year-old demi-god chronicles the birth and death of Bisnaga, a city she created and occasionally ruled.

  6. Win Me Something by 

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    A NPR, Electric Lit, and Entropy Best Book of the Year A Washington Post , Shondaland , NPR Books, Parade …

  7. Family Chao by 

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    The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy …

  8. The School for Good Mothers by 

    4 stars

    In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program …

  9. Chemistry by 

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    "A novel about a young Chinese woman whose graduate studies in chemistry go off track and lead her to discover …

  10. Klara and the Sun by 

    4 stars

    From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those …

  11. Waiting by ,

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    Waiting (等待) is a 1999 novel by Chinese-American author Ha Jin (哈金) which won the National Book Award the same …

  12. The Swimmers by 

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    From the award winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine, a tour de …

  13. Out: A Novel by 

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    In the Tokyo suburbs four women work the draining graveyard shift at a boxed-lunch factory. Burdened with chores and heavy …

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