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my personal goodreads
20 items
By
Aimee Nguyen
books i would recommend to my friends over and over again
Sections
4
when you're looking for a warm hug
for those looking read more asian perspectives
beautiful (and sometimes dark) stories of all the places life can take us
books I read in hs that stuck with me
when you're looking for a warm hug
shines an important light on the atrocities of the social work system but in a warm mythical and queer kind of way
The House in the Cerulean Sea
a sequel just as good as the first
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
an interesting tale about life and death
Under the Whispering Door
a warm witchy read
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
for those looking read more asian perspectives
my favorite book - its lengthy but such a good read for those who love generational stories of overcoming adversity
Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)
my favorite aapi queer book
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
a collection of stories from refugees of the vietnam war
The Refugees
really interesting read about the asian american identity and what we have all been feeling
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
a beautiful poetic narrative about a young gay book growing up in a refugee household in the northeast
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel
a great satire fully of honest and cringey moments shining a light on the shitshow of academia, publishing, and the Asian American identity
Disorientation: A Novel
another aapi queer coming of age story
Fiona and Jane
beautiful (and sometimes dark) stories of all the places life can take us
another generational narrative fiction that captures you from the very beginning examing race and culture in America
The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
such a beautiful book
The Mothers: A Novel
depressing but funny - relatable right?
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead: A Novel
the what ifs
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel
another poetic book full of secrets, grief, and relationships
Clap When You Land
imagine living in a world where you've never measured or defined yourself from a man's perspective
I Who Have Never Known Men
books I read in hs that stuck with me
Ireally wanted to read every vonnegut book after this
Slaughterhouse-Five
thank you Ms. Getty
A People's History of the United States
I just loved her
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn [75th Anniversary Ed]
