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Read her diary.

Enter her world.

You will never forget her.

]]> 213 Beatrice Sparks 1416914633 Bianca 0 to-read 3.75 1971 Go Ask Alice
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.75
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]]> <![CDATA[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (A New Verse Translation) by Simon Armitage]]> 1253621 116 Unknown 057122329X Bianca 4 4.12 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (A New Verse Translation) by Simon Armitage
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]]> <![CDATA[??? ?? ???? 1 (Swimming Lessons for a Mermaid, Vol. 1)]]> 60865947 ??? ?? ???? ?? ? ?? ??!

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Episodes 1-13]]> 288 YONGCHAN Bianca 0 to-read, ?? 4.09 2021 ??? ?? ???? 1 (Swimming Lessons for a Mermaid, Vol. 1)
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]]> ?? ? 1 (Tower of God, #1) 52751815 2? 1F_HEADON¡¯s Floor(??? ?)(2) 37
3? 1F_HEADON¡¯s Floor(??? ?)(3) 73
4? 1F_HEADON¡¯s Floor(??? ?)(4) 95
5? 2F_Evankhell¡¯s hell(???? ??)(1) 127
6? 2F_Evankhell¡¯s hell(???? ??)(2) 149
7? 2F_Evankhell¡¯s hell(???? ??)(3) 169
8? 2F_Evankhell¡¯s hell(???? ??)(4) 191
9? 2F_Lero ro¡¯s TEST(?? ?? ???)(1) 231
10? 2F_Lero ro¡¯s TEST(?? ?? ???)(2) 255
11? 2F_Yu han sung's examination(???? ??)(1) 273

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??, ?? ??? ???? ??? ????? ??? ??? ??? ? ???? ??? ???? ??? ??, ¡º?? ? 1¡»?? ? ??? ???? ????!]]> 288 S.I.U. 1190153173 Bianca 0 to-read, ?? 4.02 2019 ?? ? 1 (Tower of God, #1)
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average rating: 4.02
book published: 2019
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]]> ?????? 1 (Lookism, Vol. 1) 61052481 ??? ??? ?? ?? ????? ???
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????? ???? ?? ??, ??? ?? ???? ??? ??? ?? ???? ? ?. ?? 24?? ?? ??? ?? ??? ??? ???? ???, ????? ???? ??? ?? ? ?? ???? ???¡­.]]> 248 ??? 1133428851 Bianca 0 to-read, ?? 4.20 2017 ?????? 1 (Lookism, Vol. 1)
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average rating: 4.20
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]]> <![CDATA[?? ??? 1 (Seasons of Blossom, Vol. 1)]]> 60860737
¡®????¡¯? ??? ?? ???? ??? ????? ? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ???? ??? ??? ?? ?? ??????? ????, ???? ??? ?? ??? ??? ??. ¡º?? ???¡»? ?, ??, ??, ?? 4??? ?? ?? ??? ??? ???? ???? ?? ????. ??? ??? ??1 ¡®??? ?¡¯ ?? ? ?? ????? ??? ??, ??? ??? ?? ??? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ????. ?? ? ??? ????? ???? ?????, ?????? ?? ??? ¡®??? ??? ??¡¯? ?? ???? ???? ?????? ????? ? ?? ??? ??? ????. ?? ????? ? ???? ??? ??? ???? ??, ??? ?? ?? ??, ???? ??? ????? ?? ?? ??? ??? ??. ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ??????? ??? ??? ??, ??? ???? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ? ??? ????. ?? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ?? ??? ¡®?¡¯? ?? ??? ?? ??, ??? ??? ????? ¡®??¡¯?? ?? ? ????, ??? ?? ?? ??? ???? ?? ????? ????. ?? ??? ? ? ?? ?? ? ??3 ¡®??? ?¡¯ ?? ???? ???, ??? ???? ???(?????? ???? ??)? ???????? ?? ????.

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]]> Sandalwood Death 16087986
Sandalwood Death is set during the Boxer Rebellion (1898¨C1901)¡ªan anti-imperialist struggle waged by North China¡¯s farmers and craftsmen in opposition to Western influence. Against a broad historical canvas, the novel centers on the interplay between its female protagonist, Sun Meiniang, and the three paternal figures in her life. One of these men is her biological father, Sun Bing, an opera virtuoso and a leader of the Boxer Rebellion. As the bitter events surrounding the revolt unfold, we watch Sun Bing march toward his cruel fate, the gruesome ¡°sandalwood punishment,¡± whose purpose, as in crucifixions, is to keep the condemned individual alive in mind-numbing pain as long as possible.

Filled with the sensual imagery and lacerating expressions for which Mo Yan is so celebrated, Sandalwood Death brilliantly exhibits a range of artistic styles, from stylized arias and poetry to the antiquated idiom of late Imperial China to contemporary prose. Its starkly beautiful language is here masterfully rendered into English by renowned translator Howard Goldblatt.]]> 419 Mo Yan 0806143398 Bianca 0 to-read 4.27 2001 Sandalwood Death
author: Mo Yan
name: Bianca
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2001
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]]> What the Buddha Taught 390562 Journal of the Buddhist Society, ?the newcomer to Buddhism has lacked a simple and reliable introduction to the complexities of the subject. Dr. Rahula¡¯s What the Buddha Taught fills the need as only could be done by one having a firm grasp of the vast material to be sifted. It is a model of what a book should be that is addressed first of all to ?the educated and intelligent reader.¡¯ Authoritative and clear, logical and sober, this study is as comprehensive as it is masterly.¡±

This edition contains a selection of illustrative texts from the Suttas and the Dhammapada (specially translated by the author), sixteen illustrations, and a bibliography, glossary and index.

]]> 151 Walpola Rahula 0802130313 Bianca 0 to-read, non-fiction 4.17 1959 What the Buddha Taught
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name: Bianca
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1959
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]]> <![CDATA[The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism]]> 18339881
The Prajna Paramita Hridaya Sutra is among the best known of all the Buddhist scriptures. Chanted daily by many Zen practitioners, it is also studied extensively in the Tibetan tradition, and it has been regarded with interest more recently in the West in various fields of study¡ªfrom philosophy to quantum physics. In just a few lines, it expresses the truth of impermanence and the release of suffering that results from the understanding of that truth with a breathtaking economy of language.

Kazuaki Tanahashi¡¯s guide to the Heart Sutra is the result of a life spent working with it and living it. He outlines the history and meaning of the text and then analyzes it line by line in its various forms (Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, Mongolian, and various key English translations), providing a deeper understanding of the history and etymology of the elusive words than is generally available to the non-specialist¡ªyet with a clear emphasis on the relevance of the text to practice. This book includes a fresh and meticulous new translation of the text by the author and Roshi Joan Halifax.]]> 240 Kazuaki Tanahashi 161180096X Bianca 0 to-read 4.15 2014 The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism
author: Kazuaki Tanahashi
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average rating: 4.15
book published: 2014
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]]> The Wisdom of Confucius 1910155 265 Confucius Bianca 0 to-read, non-fiction 3.67 1943 The Wisdom of Confucius
author: Confucius
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average rating: 3.67
book published: 1943
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II]]> 95784
This book tells the story from three perspectives: of the Japanese soldiers who performed it, of the Chinese civilians who endured it, and of a group of Europeans and Americans who refused to abandon the city and were able to create a safety zone that saved many.]]> 290 Iris Chang 0140277447 Bianca 0 to-read, non-fiction 4.23 1997 The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
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name: Bianca
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1997
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]]> The Art of War 10534 170 Sun Tzu Bianca 0 to-read, non-fiction 3.98 -400 The Art of War
author: Sun Tzu
name: Bianca
average rating: 3.98
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]]> Threads of Silk 31109258
Born in the middle of nowhere, Yaqian, a little embroidery girl from Hunan Province, finds her way to the imperial court, a place of intrigue, desire, and treachery. From the bed of an Emperor, the heart of a Prince, and the right side of an Empress, Yaqian weaves her way through the most turbulent decades of China¡¯s history and witnesses the fall of the Qing Dynasty.]]> Amanda Roberts 0997772921 Bianca 0 to-read 4.00 2016 Threads of Silk
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name: Bianca
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Breath of the Dragon (Breathmarked, #1)]]> 211003924 The first novel in a sweeping YA fantasy duology based on characters and teachings created by Bruce Lee!

Sixteen-year-old Jun dreams of proving his worth as a warrior in the elite Guardian¡¯s Tournament, held every six years to entrust the magical Scroll of Earth to a new protector. Eager to prove his skills, Jun hopes that a win will restore his father¡¯s honor¡ªrighting a horrible mistake that caused their banishment from his home, mother, and twin brother.

But Jun¡¯s father strictly forbids him from participating. There is no future in honing his skills as a warrior, especially considering Jun is not breathmarked, born with a patch of dragon scales and blessed with special abilities like his twin. Determined to be the next Guardian, Jun stows away in the wagon of Chang and his daughter, Ren, performers on their way to the capital where the tournament will take place.

As Jun competes, he quickly realizes he may be fighting for not just a better life, but the fate of the country itself.]]> 341 Shannon Lee 1250902673 Bianca 0 to-read 3.99 2025 Breath of the Dragon (Breathmarked, #1)
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> The Lotus Shoes 213888887 THE CAPTIVATING, HEART-RENDING STORY OF TWO WOMEN IN 1800S CHINA

Love and loss. Sisterhood and betrayal. Little Flower and Linjing's fates are bound together.

As a child, Little Flower is sold to Linjing's wealthy family to become a muizai. In a fit of childish jealousy over her new handmaiden's ladylike bound feet and talent for embroidery, Linjing ensures Little Flower can never leave her to ascend in society.

Despite their starkly different places in the Fong household, over the years the two girls must work together to secure both their futures through Linjing's marriage. As the two grow up, they are by turns bitter rivals and tentative friends.

Until scandal strikes the family, and Linjing and Little Flower's lives are unexpectedly thrown into chaos. Linjing's fall from grace could be an opportunity for Little Flower - but will their intertwined fates lead to triumph, or tragedy for them both?]]> 400 Jane Yang Bianca 0 to-read 4.23 2025 The Lotus Shoes
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> Hamlet 1420 289 William Shakespeare 0521618746 Bianca 5 to-read 4.02 1601 Hamlet
author: William Shakespeare
name: Bianca
average rating: 4.02
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rating: 5
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]]> My Life as Emperor 207495 304 Su Tong 1401374042 Bianca 0 to-read 3.57 1992 My Life as Emperor
author: Su Tong
name: Bianca
average rating: 3.57
book published: 1992
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]]> Korea Witness 432800 Donald Kirk, Choe Sang Hun 8956601550 Bianca 0 to-read, non-fiction 3.67 2006 Korea Witness
author: Donald Kirk, Choe Sang Hun
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average rating: 3.67
book published: 2006
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]]> Untethered Sky 60784305 From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, an epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs.

Ester¡¯s family was torn apart when a manticore killed her mother and baby brother, leaving her with nothing but her father¡¯s painful silence and a single, overwhelming need to kill the monsters that took her family.

Ester¡¯s path leads her to the King¡¯s Royal Mews, where the giant rocs of legend are flown to hunt manticores by their brave and dedicated ruhkers. Paired with a fledgling roc named Zahra, Ester finds purpose and acclaim by devoting herself to a calling that demands absolute sacrifice and a creature that will never return her love. The terrifying partnership between woman and roc leads Ester not only on the empire¡¯s most dangerous manticore hunt, but on a journey of perseverance and acceptance.]]> 150 Fonda Lee 1250842468 Bianca 4 short-stories-and-anthologies 3.88 2023 Untethered Sky
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average rating: 3.88
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas]]> 139472 272 Su Tong 0060596333 Bianca 0 3.77 1990 Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.77
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]]> <![CDATA[Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter]]> 82751
A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not enough to compensate for what she really yearns for -- the love and understanding of her family.

Following the success of the critically acclaimed adult bestseller Falling Leaves, this memoir is a moving telling of the classic Cinderella story, with Adeline Yen Mah providing her own courageous voice.]]> 205 Adeline Yen Mah 0440228654 Bianca 5 non-fiction 4.08 1999 Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
author: Adeline Yen Mah
name: Bianca
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Poison Eaters and Other Stories]]> 6422595
In her debut collection, New York Times best-selling author Holly Black returns to the world of Tithe in two darkly exquisite new tales. Then Black takes readers on a tour of a faerie market and introduces a girl poisonous to the touch and another who challenges the devil to a competitive eating match. Some of these stories have been published in anthologies such as 21 Proms, The Faery Reel, and The Restless Dead, and many have been reprinted in many ¡°Best of ¡± anthologies.

The Poison Eaters is Holly Black¡¯s much-anticipated first collection, and her ability to stare into the void¡ªand to find humanity and humor there¡ªwill speak to young adult and adult readers alike.

A Junior Library Guild Pick. Illustrated by Theo Black.

Holly Black is the author of Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults) and two related novels, Valiant (Norton Award winner) and New York Times bestseller Ironside. Her latest novel, Black Heart is the third of a new series, The Curseworkers. She and Tony DiTerlizzi created the best-selling Spiderwick Chronicles. Holly lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Theo, in a house with a secret library.]]> 212 Holly Black 1931520631 Bianca 0 to-read 3.79 2010 The Poison Eaters and Other Stories
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters]]> 20889157 321 Grace Schireson 0861719565 Bianca 0 to-read 4.50 2009 Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters
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name: Bianca
average rating: 4.50
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]]> <![CDATA[Big Panda & Tiny Dragon (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #1)]]> 55926835 They often get lost and make a lot of mistakes.
But therein lies the beauty of life.]]> 94 James Norbury 1911277146 Bianca 0 to-read 4.41 2021 Big Panda & Tiny Dragon (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #1)
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]]> The Cat Who Taught Zen 123239380 Big Panda and Tiny Dragon comes a beautifully illustrated exploration into the journeys we take for self-discovery and the connections we make along the way. In a distant city, an old cat considers himself as wise as can be, until he hears of an ancient pine far away, under the boughs of which infinite wisdom can be found. Thus, the Cat embarks on a journey deep into the forest to search for the tree. Along the way, he meets new friends¡ªthe Hare, the Magpie, the Wolf Cub, the Monkey, the Tortoise, and the Tiger¡ªand comes across the energetic young Kitten. What wisdom does the Cat have to impart to his friends, and, perhaps more importantly, what does he still have to learn? Inspired by Zen koans, with stunning illustrations and a gentle voice,?The Cat Who Taught Zen?has wisdom to offer all readers.]]> 176 James Norbury 006334761X Bianca 0 to-read 4.31 2023 The Cat Who Taught Zen
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average rating: 4.31
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]]> February Flowers 1814555
Seventeen-year-old Ming and twenty-four-year-old Yan have very little in common other than studying at the same college. Ming, idealistic and preoccupied, lives in her own world of books, music, and imagination. Yan, by contrast, is sexy but cynical, beautiful but wild, with no sense of home. When the two meet and become friends, Ming's world is forever changed. But their differences in upbringing and ideology ultimately drive them apart, leaving each to face her dark secret alone.

Insightful, sophisticated, and rich with complex characters, February Flowers captures a society torn between tradition and modernity, dogma and freedom. It is a meditation on friendship, family, love, loss, and redemption and how a background shapes a life.]]> 242 Fan Wu 1416549439 Bianca 4 3.45 2007 February Flowers
author: Fan Wu
name: Bianca
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> Dream of the Red Chamber 535739 Dream of the Red Chamber has been recognized in China as the greatest of its novels, a Chinese Romeo-and-Juliet love story and a portrait of one of the world's great civilizations. Chi-chen Wang's translation is skillful and accurate.]]> 329 Cao Xueqin 0385093799 Bianca 0 to-read 4.01 1761 Dream of the Red Chamber
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> Clear 176443690
Against the rugged backdrop of this faraway spot beyond Shetland, Carys Davies's intimate drama unfolds with tension and tenderness: a touching and crystalline study of ordinary people buffeted by history and a powerful exploration of the distances and connections between us. Perfectly structured and surprising at every turn, Clear is a marvel of storytelling, an exquisite short novel by a master of the form.]]> 196 Carys Davies 1668030667 Bianca 0 to-read 3.85 Clear
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]]> <![CDATA[Ĭ¶Á [Mo Du] The Light in the Night]]> 54661282
We keep reviewing and seeking out the motives of criminals, exploring the subtlest emotions driving them. It¡¯s not to put ourselves in their shoes and sympathize, or even forgive them; it¡¯s not to find some reasons to exculpate their crimes; it¡¯s not to kneel down before the so-called ¡°complexity of human nature¡±; nor to introspect social conflicts, much less to alienate ourselves into monsters.

We just want to have a fair trial ¨C for ourselves and for those who still have hope for the world.]]> 1530 Priest Bianca 0 to-read 4.55 Ĭ¶Á [Mo Du] The Light in the Night
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]]> ??? ???1 (Itaewon Class, #1) 53971892 b Newly 19 years old.







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As my fathers office was announced to the headquarters, Newly developed. At the school where I went to school, I met Jang Geun Won, the chairman son of Jangga, the best Korean restaurant in which my father works. The meeting with the schools lawyer Jang Geun Won makes the life of Park New completely different.]]> 288 Kwang Jin Bianca 0 to-read, ?? 4.24 ??? ???1 (Itaewon Class, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Nirvana Rebirth (Dual Sword God, #1)]]> 57496898 Librarian note: An alternative cover for this ASIN can be found here.

In the Bright Flame Kingdom, there exists a small town known as Machen Town. A boy of age 15 called Feng Yu was beaten to death by the son of the Xiang Clan. Upon his death, a soul that seemed to have traveled through time and space quickly took over the body. It was the soul of a martial arts expert from another world also bearing the name of Feng Yu. Seeing that he has been given a second chance of life he decided to take his new identity and his family with him on his journey to the peak of martial arts. This is the story of the Dual Sword God.
]]> 170 Shadows Finger Bianca 0 to-read 3.64 Nirvana Rebirth (Dual Sword God, #1)
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]]> Legend of Fei 56938262
Twenty years later, a young man going by the name of Xie Yun, carrying an ¡®Anping Command¡¯, barges into the 48 Strongholds by night. Sir Gan Tang receives the command and descends the mountain, henceforth setting into motion the gears of fate.

Zhou Fei, a descendant of the ¡®Blade of the South¡¯, is born and raised within the 48 Strongholds, but has yet to experience the martial world. She begins to stray from this straight road after she encounters Xie Yun.

However, the current martial arts world is embroiled in turbulence, those once carefree and worry-less youths are swept without warning into the midst of turmoil and unrest; and ¡®that¡¯ secret which has been buried for 20 years, is about to be uncovered¡­

¡°There will come a day¨Cyou will cross the tranquil and noiseless waters of the Inkwash River; you will depart from this haven sheltered by mountains; and you will find yourself under a vast and shrouded night sky. When you witness in succession the collapse of countless colossal mountains and the evaporation of fathomless seas into desert, you must always remember: your fate rests on the tip of your blade, and the tip of your blade must always point forward.¡±

¡°I pray that by the cold steel of your sword, you will be able to cut through the darkness of night for a glimpse of the day.¡±]]> 1228 Priest Bianca 0 to-read 4.41 Legend of Fei
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fox Maidens: A Graphic Novel]]> 156024428 An epic new graphic novel fantasy¡ªa queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology.

Kai Song dreams of being a warrior. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her beloved father, the commander of the Royal Legion. But while her father believes in Kai and trains her in martial arts, their society isn¡¯t ready for a girl warrior.

Still, Kai is determined. But she is plagued by rumors that she is the granddaughter of Gumiho, the infamous nine-tailed fox demon who was killed by her father years before.

Everything comes crashing down the day Kai learns the deadly secret about her mother¡¯s past. Now she must come to terms with the truth about her identity and take her destiny into her own hands. As Kai desperately searches for a way to escape her fate, she comes to find compassion, and even love, in the most unexpected places.

Set in 16th century Korea and richly infused with Korean folklore, The Fox Maidens is a timeless and powerful story about fighting for your place in the world, even when it seems impossible.]]> 320 Robin Ha 0062685120 Bianca 0 to-read, ?? 3.97 2024 The Fox Maidens: A Graphic Novel
author: Robin Ha
name: Bianca
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2024
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Episodes 1 - 13]]> 288 Yaongyi 1190153505 Bianca 0 to-read, ?? 4.03 ???? 1 (True Beauty, Vol. 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[? ??? ??? 1 (Solo Leveling, #1)]]> 42733961
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]]> ÇÒÊÔÌìÏ [Qie Shi Tian Xia] 61132837
A woman dressed in a simple white robe like the snowy moon, praised as having ¡°unsurpassable grace,¡± also happens to be one who acts and speaks freely, wild like the wind, such a person is praised and respected by the rest of the martial arts world (wulin). How is she to be ¡°Carefree as the Wind¡± in such a wrecked and chaotic time?

A man who is completely opposite, dressed by the dark moon. He is graceful and honorable, kind and tolerant. This kind of person that the rest of the martial arts world (wulin) admires and submits to. In such a chaotic time where morals are loose, what kind of benignity can he accomplish?

A prince, born into exaltedness. His martial arts (wugong) is matchless, he is proud and strong, ambitious, and said to have the ¡°arrogance of a King¡±. In this ever chaotic world, how will he accomplish his dominancy?

A noble princess who is beautiful and glamorous. With an ambitious and calculating heart, how she manoeuvres her way to reign supreme in the dangerous palace harem?

A world well-known intelligent princess who is good at martial arts. How in the face of national crisis, she guards her country and people in this troubled times?

A reclusive and mysterious prince who is well loved by his people. In such troubled times, will he live in seclusion or step out?

Home and country, how to counterbalance?
Love and hate, how to define clearly?
Gratitude and revenge, how to repay?
Beauty and world, which is more important?

In this troubled times, there are many talented men. The chess game on the hilltop is between two people but to rule supreme in the world, only one person is needed!]]> ÇããöÔ Bianca 0 to-read 3.78 ÇÒÊÔÌìÏ [Qie Shi Tian Xia]
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]]> <![CDATA[Bride of the Water God, Volume 1]]> 1702887 184 Mi-Kyung Yun 1593078498 Bianca 0 to-read, ?? 3.90 2006 Bride of the Water God, Volume 1
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name: Bianca
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]]> The Tale of Genji 7042 1182 Murasaki Shikibu 014243714X Bianca 0 to-read 3.72 1000 The Tale of Genji
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]]> All the Light We Cannot See 18143977
In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here]]> 544 Anthony Doerr 1476746583 Bianca 0 to-read 4.31 2014 All the Light We Cannot See
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name: Bianca
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]]> The Lovely Bones 12232938
So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.]]> 372 Alice Sebold 0316166685 Bianca 0 to-read 3.87 2002 The Lovely Bones
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.87
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]]> Empire of the Sun 56674 The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's struggle to survive World War II in China.

Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a deep strength greater than all the events that surround him.

Shanghai, 1941 ¡ª a city aflame from the fateful torch of Pearl Harbor. In streets full of chaos and corpses, a young British boy searches in vain for his parents. Imprisoned in a Japanese concentration camp, he is witness to the fierce white flash of Nagasaki, as the bomb bellows the end of the war...and the dawn of a blighted world.

Ballard's enduring novel of war and deprivation, internment camps and death marches, and starvation and survival is an honest coming-of-age tale set in a world thrown utterly out of joint.]]> 351 J.G. Ballard 0743265238 Bianca 0 to-read 3.98 1984 Empire of the Sun
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1984
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]]> The Bonesetter's Daughter 12555
In a remote mountain village where ghosts and tradition rule, LuLing grows up in the care of her mute Precious Auntie as the family endures a curse laid upon a relative known as the bonesetter. When headstrong LuLing rejects the marriage proposal of the coffinmaker, a shocking series of events are set in motion¨Call of which lead back to Ruth and LuLing in modern San Francisco. The truth that Ruth learns from her mother¡¯s past will forever change her perception of family, love, and forgiveness.]]> 387 Amy Tan 0345457374 Bianca 0 to-read 4.00 2001 The Bonesetter's Daughter
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name: Bianca
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]]> <![CDATA[The Siren¡¯s Lament: Essential Stories]]> 123201955 Lavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures¡ªtranslated into English for the first time¡ªfrom a classic Japanese writer

Featuring ¡°The Qilin,¡± ¡°The Siren¡¯s Lament,¡± and the novella Killing O-Tsuya, this gorgeous new edition of 3 classic works translated by Bryan Karetnyk distills the essence of Jun'ichir¨­ Tanizaki's shorter fiction: the co-mingling of Japanese and Chinese mythologies, the chillingly dark side of desire, and the paper-thin line between the sublime and the depraved.

¡°The Qilin¡±: The sage Confucius travels to a kingdom ruled by a struggling duke, whose pursuit of virtue is threatened by his consort's obsession desire for pleasure.
Killing O-Tsuya: A na?ve servant elopes with his master's daughter, only to be plunged headlong into a world of murder and corruption.
¡°The Siren¡¯s Lament¡±: Exhausted by a lifestyle of never-ending debauchery, a young prince finds himself in possession of a dazzling, beguiling mermaid.

The essential short works of one of the most important and widely-read figured in modern Japanese literature, author of hugely popular works including In Praise of Shadows, The Makioka Sisters, and Naomi; renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity.]]> 224 Jun'ichir¨­ Tanizaki 1782278095 Bianca 0 3.59 2023 The Siren¡¯s Lament: Essential Stories
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]]> <![CDATA[Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress]]> 533465 184 Dai Sijie 0385722206 Bianca 0 to-read 3.64 2000 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
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]]> Wolf Totem 1217728 An epic Chinese tale in the vein of The Last Emperor, Wolf Totem depicts the dying culture of the Mongols-the ancestors of the Mongol hordes who at one time terrorized the world-and the parallel extinction of the animal they believe to be sacred: the fierce and otherworldly Mongolian wolf

Published under a pen name, Wolf Totem was a phenomenon in China, breaking all sales records there and earning the distinction of being the second most read book after Mao's little red book. There has been much international excitement too-to date, rights have been sold in thirteen countries. Wolf Totem is set in 1960s China-the time of the Great Leap Forward, on the eve of the Cultural Revolution.

Searching for spirituality, Beijing intellectual Chen Zhen travels to the pristine grasslands of Inner Mongolia to live among the nomadic Mongols-a proud, brave, and ancient race of people who coexist in perfect harmony with their unspeakably beautiful but cruel natural surroundings. Their philosophy of maintaining a balance with nature is the ground stone of their religion, a kind of cult of the wolf.

The fierce wolves that haunt the steppes of the unforgiving grassland searching for food are locked with the nomads in a profoundly spiritual battle for survival-a life-and-death dance that has gone on between them for thousands of years. The Mongols believe that the wolf is a great and worthy foe that they are divinely instructed to contend with, but also to worship and to learn from. Chen's own encounters with the otherworldly wolves awake a latent primitive instinct in him, and his fascination with them blossoms into obsession, then reverence.

After many years, the peace is shattered with the arrival of Chen's kinfolk, Han Chinese, sent from the cities to bring modernity to the grasslands. They immediately launch a campaign to exterminate the wolves, sending the balance that has been maintained with religious dedication for thousands of years into a spiral leading to extinction-first the wolves, then the Mongol culture, finally the land. As a result of the eradication of the wolves, rats become a plague and wild sheep graze until the meadows turn to dust. Mongolian dust storms glide over Beijing, sometimes blocking out the moon.

Part period epic, part fable for modern days, Wolf Totem is a stinging social commentary on the dangers of China's overaccelerated economic growth as well as a fascinating immersion into the heart of Chinese culture.]]> 527 Jiang Rong 1594201560 Bianca 0 to-read 4.03 2004 Wolf Totem
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]]> Tao Te Ching 67896 A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket Library edition.

Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Teh Ching, or -The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue, - is one of the true classics of the world of spiritual literature.

Traditionally attributed to the legendary -Old Master, - Lao Tzu, the Tao Teh Ching teaches that the qualities of the enlightened sage or ideal ruler are identical with those of the perfected individual.

Today, Lao Tzu's words are as useful in mastering the arts of leadership in business and politics as they are in developing a sense of balance and harmony in everyday life. To follow the Tao or Way of all things and realize their true nature is to embody humility, spontaneity, and generosity.

John C. H. Wu has done a remarkable job of rendering this subtle text into English while retaining the freshness and depth of the original. A jurist and scholar, Dr. Wu was a recognized authority on Taoism and the translator of several Taoist and Zen texts and of Chinese poetry.

This book is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series. The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts.

The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.]]> 107 Lao Tzu 0679724346 Bianca 0 to-read, non-fiction 4.29 -350 Tao Te Ching
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]]> <![CDATA[The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun]]> 7312194 'The Real Story of Ah-Q', 'Diary of a Madman', 'The Divorce,' and 'New Year's Sacrifice', among others.

Julia Lovell's new translation of Lu Xun's short stories is accompanied by an introduction to the writer's political and literary life. This edition also includes suggested further reading, a note on Chinese names and pronunciation, a chronology, and notes.]]> 416 Lu Xun 0140455485 Bianca 0 to-read 3.89 1936 The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun
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]]> <![CDATA[Diary of a Madman and Other Stories]]> 127047
In addition to "A Madman's Diary", the collection also includes the following:
Remembrances of the past
Kong yiji
Medicine
Tomorrow
An unimportant affair
The story of hair
A passing storm
Hometown
Ah Q: the real story
Dragonboat festival
The white light
Some rabbits and a cat
A comedy of ducks
Village opera
New Year's sacrifice
Upstairs in a wineshop
A happy family
Soap
The eternal lamp
A warning to the people
The venerable schoolmaster Gao
The loner
Mourning the dead
Brothers
Divorce]]> 389 Lu Xun 0824813170 Bianca 0 to-read 4.00 1926 Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
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]]> The Familiar 133286777 From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent, and creator of the Grishaverse series comes a highly anticipated historical fantasy set during the Spanish Golden Age

In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position.

What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio P¨¦rez, the disgraced secretary to Spain's king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England's heretic queen¡ªand P¨¦rez will stop at nothing to regain the king's favor.

Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists, holy men and hucksters, where the line between magic, science, and fraud is never certain. But as her notoriety grows, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition's wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive¡ªeven if that means enlisting the help of Guill¨¦n Santangel, an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them both.]]> 387 Leigh Bardugo 125088425X Bianca 0 to-read 3.74 2024 The Familiar
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]]> The Woman of the Stone Sea 54657879
Where her legs should be, there¡¯s a fishtail. Could this be one of the water maidens his wife Rebekkah spoke about before she walked into the sea, never to be seen again? Or is she the fish woman that the old isiXhosa people in the Transkei call ¡®mamlambo¡¯?

As the strange being takes up residence in Hendrik¡¯s home, nothing is as it seems.
Whether he¡¯s dealing with a figment of his grief, or a puzzle that will solve Rebekkah¡¯s disappearance, Hendrik soon realises that the line between the so-called magical and the real is very fine.]]> 149 Meg Vandermerwe Bianca 0 to-read 3.50 The Woman of the Stone Sea
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]]> The Promise 54633172 The Promise , winner of the 2021 Booker Prize, charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. The Swarts are gathering for Ma's funeral. The younger generation, Anton and Amor, detest everything the family stand for -- not least the failed promise to the Black woman who has worked for them her whole life. After years of service, Salome was promised her own house, her own land... yet somehow, as each decade passes, that promise remains unfulfilled.

The narrator's eye shifts and blinks: moving fluidly between characters, flying into their dreams; deliciously lethal in its observation. And as the country moves from old deep divisions to its new so-called fairer society, the lost promise of more than just one family hovers behind the novel's title.

In this story of a diminished family, sharp and tender emotional truths hit home. Confident, deft and quietly powerful, The Promise is literary fiction at its finest.]]> 293 Damon Galgut 1784744069 Bianca 0 to-read 3.81 2021 The Promise
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.81
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]]> <![CDATA[? ? ??? 1 (Our Beloved Summer, Vol. 1)]]> 60898884 ??? ??? ? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?? ??? ??? ??!
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¡®? ? ???¡¯ ???? ??? ???? ?? ?????? ??? ??? ??. ?? ???? ??? ?? 1?, ? ?? ?????? 10??? ???? ? ??? ??? ?? ? ???. ???? ???? ??? ?? ????? ??? ???? ??? ??. ?? ?????? ??? ? ?? ??? ??? ??? ? ??? ????, ????? ???? ??? ??? ??? ???? ??.]]> 300 Lee naeun Bianca 0 to-read, korean, ?? 4.21 ? ? ??? 1 (Our Beloved Summer, Vol. 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Manhwa, Vol. 1 (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #1)]]> 194805543 AT THAT MOMENT, MY LIFE TOOK ON A DIFFERENT GENRE.

As a struggling office worker, Dokja Kim¡¯s sole joy in life is an online novel so obscure that he¡¯s its only reader. Then one day the story comes to an end¡­and so does the world.

People all around the globe suddenly find themselves being massacred by horrific monsters or pitted against each other in sadistic scenarios straight out of the novel. However, only Dokja is aware that this is merely the first chapter of what is to come. Knowing that devastating plot twists are on the horizon, he can no longer afford to sit back as a reader¡ªit¡¯s time for Dokja to step up and write his own destiny!]]> 248 singNsong Bianca 0 to-read, korean, ?? 4.44 2020 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Manhwa, Vol. 1 (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #1)
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name: Bianca
average rating: 4.44
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]]> <![CDATA[??? ???. 1 (Unholy Blood, Vol. 1)]]> 56351969 10? ? ?? ?,

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1-12]]> 304 Lina Lim Bianca 0 to-read, korean, ?? 4.46 2024 ??? ???. 1 (Unholy Blood, Vol. 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid (???: ??? ????) Volume 1]]> 60416376
Episode 1 to 13]]> 336 ??? 8925590050 Bianca 0 to-read, korean, ?? 4.72 Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid (???: ??? ????) Volume 1
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]]> A Bone in His Teeth 207712471
Taking a job as the local lighthouse keeper while waiting for her to come, Alba attempts to find peace in his stolen freedom--but the sea has other plans. First come the shadows, then the voices, then watery trails left on the floor while he sleeps. He's inundated with erotic dreams of sirens calling out to him, and distant singing haunts his waking hours, all while the townspeople claim to hear nothing.

After a debtor catches up with him and he's forced to dispose of their body in the harbor, Alba is interrupted by Eridanys, the last merrow of Moon Harbor, who curses him from leaving until he can find out what happened to the other merrow that once filled those waters. Eridanys' demands, both mental and physical, are exhausting and endless--but as their relationship deepens, and Moon Harbor¡¯s long-kept secrets are butterflied open to see, it becomes clear they may both be prey to the town in ways neither of them ever anticipated.

A BONE IN HIS TEETH is an adult, queer, trans/M dark fantasy/romance with horror elements. Coming May 17, 2024.]]> 414 Kellen Graves Bianca 0 to-read 4.48 2024 A Bone in His Teeth
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]]> The Woods All Black 126917878 The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s Appalachia

Leslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Frontier Nursing Service, under its usual mandate: vaccinate the flock, birth babies, and weather the judgements of churchy locals who look at him and see a failed woman. Forged in the fires of the Western Front and reborn in the cafes of Paris, Leslie believes he can handle whatever is thrown at him¡ªbut Spar Creek holds a darkness beyond his nightmares.

Something ugly festers within the local congregation, and its malice has focused on a young person they insist is an unruly tomboy who must be brought to heel. Violence is bubbling when Leslie arrives, ready to spill over, and he'll have to act fast if he intends to be of use. But the hills enfolding Spar Creek have a mind of their own, and the woods are haunted in ways Leslie does not understand.

The Woods All Black is a story of passion, prejudice, and power ¡ª an Appalachian period piece that explores reproductive justice and bodily autonomy, the terrors of small-town religiosity, and the necessity of fighting tooth and claw to live as who you truly are.]]> 153 Lee Mandelo 1250790328 Bianca 0 to-read 3.65 2024 The Woods All Black
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average rating: 3.65
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]]> Can't I Go Instead 61885134 Two women's lives and identities are intertwined¡ªthrough World War II and the Korean War¡ªrevealing the harsh realities of class division in the early part of the 20th century.

Can't I Go Instead follows the lives of the daughter of a Korean nobleman and her maidservant in the early 20th century. When the daughter¡¯s suitor is arrested as a Korean Independence activist, and she is implicated during the investigation, she is quickly forced into marriage to one of her father¡¯s Japanese employees and shipped off to the United States. At the same time, her maidservant is sent in her mistress's place to be a comfort woman to the Japanese Imperial army.

Years of hardship, survival, and even happiness follows. In the aftermath of WWII, the women make their way home, where they must reckon with the tangled lives they've led, in an attempt to reclaim their identities, and find their place in an independent Korea.]]> 384 Lee Geum-yi 1250859557 Bianca 0 to-read 3.93 2023 Can't I Go Instead
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.93
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]]> Silverview 58133677 In Silverview, John le Carr¨¦ turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past sixty years--the secret world itself.

Julian Lawndsley has renounced his high-flying job in the City for a simpler life running a bookshop in a small English seaside town. But only a couple of months into his new career, Julian's evening is disrupted by a visitor. Edward, a Polish ¨¦migr¨¦ living in Silverview, the big house on the edge of town, seems to know a lot about Julian's family and is rather too interested in the inner workings of his modest new enterprise.

When a letter turns up at the door of a spy chief in London warning him of a dangerous leak, the investigations lead him to this quiet town by the sea . . .

Silverview is the mesmerising story of an encounter between innocence and experience and between public duty and private morals. In this last complete masterwork from the greatest chronicler of our age, John le Carr¨¦ asks what you owe to your country when you no longer recognize it.]]> 224 John Le Carr¨¦ 0735244464 Bianca 3 3.50 2021 Silverview
author: John Le Carr¨¦
name: Bianca
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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]]> The Tearsmith 201874190 The bestselling international sensation, coming soon to Netflix, now in English for the first time¡ªa dark, sexy, haunting novel of two very damaged teens who are taken in by the same family and forced to reckon with a destructive love that could be the undoing of them both

Growing up in a ghastly orphanage run by an abusive matron, Nica coped in the only way she could¡ªby retreating to her imagination, where she lived out fantastical stories, especially about the Tearsmith, the man who makes tears, a terrifying figure who forges all the fears that dwell in people¡¯s hearts.

When she¡¯s finally taken in by an adoptive family at seventeen, Nica thinks she¡¯s leaving the group home, its torments, and her prison of otherworldly tales behind her. That is, until Rigel¡ªa young man raised from birth in the same dreadful orphanage¡ªjoins her new family.

Rigel is as mesmerizingly handsome as he is troubled, and he and Nica have a long history of distrust and hostility. But as they come to live together again under one roof, the deep shared trauma of surviving such vicious circumstances sparks something magical, and Nica begins to fall for Rigel¡¯s forbidden love.

Before any relationship can become reality, though, they¡¯ll have to face the darkness of their past . . . and the dangerous stakes of pursuing a future together.]]> 576 Erin Doom 0593874382 Bianca 0 to-read 3.58 2020 The Tearsmith
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]]> Ways of Dying (Toloki #1) 95826 Ways of Dying, Zakes Mda's acclaimed first novel, Toloki is a "professional mourner" in a vast and violent city of the new South Africa. Day after day he attends funerals in the townships, dressed with dignity in a threadbare suit, cape, and battered top hat, to comfort the grieving families of the victims of the city's crime, racial hatred, and crippling poverty. At a Christmas day funeral for a young boy Toloki is reunited with Noria, a woman from his village. Together they help each other to heal the past, and as their story interweaves with those of their acquaintances this elegant short novel provides a magical and painful picture of South Africa today.]]> 224 Zakes Mda 0312420919 Bianca 3 3.88 1995 Ways of Dying (Toloki #1)
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.88
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]]> <![CDATA[The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life]]> 28257707 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062457738

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

For decades, we¡¯ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let¡¯s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn¡¯t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is¡ªa dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let¡¯s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited¡ª"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.

There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.]]> 212 Mark Manson Bianca 4 non-fiction 3.88 2016 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.88
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]]> Venomous Lumpsucker 59593576
The near future. Tens of thousands of species are going extinct every year. And a whole industry has sprung up around their extinctions, to help us preserve the remnants, or perhaps just assuage our guilt. For instance, the biobanks: secure archives of DNA samples, from which lost organisms might someday be resurrected . . . But then, one day, it¡¯s all gone. A mysterious cyber-attack hits every biobank simultaneously, wiping out the last traces of the perished species. Now we¡¯re never getting them back.

Karin Resaint and Mark Halyard are concerned with one species in particular: the venomous lumpsucker, a small, ugly bottom-feeder that happens to be the most intelligent fish on the planet. Resaint is an animal cognition scientist consumed with existential grief over what humans have done to nature. Halyard is an exec from the extinction industry, complicit in the mining operation that destroyed the lumpsucker¡¯s last-known habitat.

Across the dystopian landscapes of the 2030s¡ªa nature reserve full of toxic waste; a floating city on the ocean; the hinterlands of a totalitarian state¡ªResaint and Halyard hunt for a surviving lumpsucker. And the further they go, the deeper they¡¯re drawn into the mystery of the attack on the biobanks. Who was really behind it? And why would anyone do such a thing?]]> 336 Ned Beauman 1641294124 Bianca 3 3.77 2022 Venomous Lumpsucker
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name: Bianca
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]]> <![CDATA[The 6th Extinction: An Unnatural History]]> 26345891 ONE OF THE "NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW"'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
A "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER
A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST

A major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes
Over the last half-billion years, there have been Five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us. In prose that is at once frank, entertaining, and deeply informed, "New Yorker" writer Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before. Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines, descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost, and the history of extinction as a concept, Kolbert provides a moving and comprehensive account of the disappearances occurring before our very eyes. She shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.]]> 336 Elizabeth Kolbert 1680650351 Bianca 0 to-read 4.22 2014 The 6th Extinction: An Unnatural History
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]]> The Midnight Library 52578297
When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change.

The books in the Midnight Library enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently. With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. But things aren't always what she imagined they'd be, and soon her choices place the library and herself in extreme danger.

Before time runs out, she must answer the ultimate question: what is the best way to live?]]> 288 Matt Haig 0525559477 Bianca 4 3.96 2020 The Midnight Library
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.96
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grishaverse, #0.5, 2.5, 2.6)]]> 34076952 Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.

Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price.

Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, #1 New York Times¡ªbestselling author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.

Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans, these tales will transport you to lands both familiar and strange¡ªto a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.

This collection of six stories includes three brand-new tales, all of them lavishly illustrated with art that changes with each turn of the page, culminating in six stunning full-spread illustrations as rich in detail as the stories themselves.

Zemeni Ayama and the Thorn Wood --
Ravkan The too-clever fox --
The witch of Duva --
Little knife --
Kerch The soldier prince --
Fjerdan When water sang fire]]> 281 Leigh Bardugo 125012252X Bianca 5 favourites 4.30 2017 The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grishaverse, #0.5, 2.5, 2.6)
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]]> Hunting Season 18406016 From internationally bestselling author Andrea Camilleri, a brilliant, bawdy comedy that will surprise even the most die-hard Montalbano fans

In 1880s Vig¨¤ta, a stranger comes to town to open a pharmacy. Fof¨° turns out to be the son of a man legendary for having a magic garden stocked with plants, fruits, and vegetables that could cure any ailment¡ªa man who was found murdered years ago. Fof¨° escaped, but now has reappeared looking to make his fortune and soon finds himself mixed up in the dealings of a philandering local marchese set on producing an heir.

An absurd, quirky murder mystery that recalls the most hilarious and farcical scenes of Shakespeare and The Canterbury Tales, Hunting Season will introduce American readers to a refreshing new aspect of one of our best-loved writers.
]]> 152 Andrea Camilleri 0143126539 Bianca 2 3.12 1992 Hunting Season
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]]> Pachinko 34051011
Richly told and profoundly moving, Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty. From bustling street markets to the halls of Japan's finest universities to the pachinko parlors of the criminal underworld, Lee's complex and passionate characters¡ªstrong, stubborn women, devoted sisters and sons, fathers shaken by moral crisis¡ªsurvive and thrive against the indifferent arc of history.]]> 496 Min Jin Lee Bianca 5 favourites 4.35 2017 Pachinko
author: Min Jin Lee
name: Bianca
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]]> Sh¨­gun (Asian Saga, #1) 52382796
Powerful and engrossing, capturing both the rich pageantry and stark realities of life in feudal Japan, Sh¨­gun is a critically acclaimed powerhouse of a book. Heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat action melds seamlessly with intricate historical detail and raw human emotion. Endlessly compelling, this sweeping saga captivated the world to become not only one of the best-selling novels of all time but also one of the highest-rated television miniseries, as well as inspiring a nationwide surge of interest in the culture of Japan. Shakespearean in both scope and depth, Sh¨­gun is, as the New York Times put it, "...not only something you read--you live it." Provocative, absorbing, and endlessly fascinating, there is only one: Sh¨­gun.]]> 1152 James Clavell 1982603844 Bianca 0 to-read 4.42 1975 Sh¨­gun (Asian Saga, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Future of Silence: Fiction by Korean Women]]> 25330269
In the earliest of the stories, Pak Wan-so, considered the elder stateswoman of contemporary Korean fiction, opens the door into two "Identical Apartments" where sisters-in-law, bound as much by competition as love, struggle to live with their noisy, extended families. O Chong-hui, who has been compared to Joyce Carol Oates and Alice Munro, examines a day in the life of a woman after she is released from a mental institution, while younger writers, such as Kim Sagwa, Han Yujoo and Ch'on Un-yong explore violence, biracial childhood, and literary experimentation. These stories will sometimes disturb and sometimes delight, as they illuminate complex issues in Korean life and literature.

Internationally acclaimed translators Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton have won several awards and fellowships for the numerous works of Korean literature they have translated into English.

Featuring these authors and stories:

Pak Wan-so: "Identical Apartments" Kim Chi-won: "Almaden" So Yong-un: "Dear Distant Love" O Chong-hui: "Wayfarer" Kong Son-ok: "The Flowering of Our Lives" Kim Ae-ran: "The Future of Silence" Han Yujoo: "I Am the Scribe¡ªOr Am I" Kim Sagwa: "Today Is One of Those The-More-You-Move-the-Stranger-It-Gets Days, and It's Simply Amazing" Ch'on Un-yong: "Ali Skips Rope"]]> 224 Oh Jung-hee 1938890175 Bianca 0 3.81 2015 The Future of Silence: Fiction by Korean Women
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]]> <![CDATA[Waxen Wings: The Acta Koreana Anthology of Short Fiction from Korea]]> 11146334 Constable Maeng by Ch'ae Manshik
Weaver Woman by Oh Cheong-hui
We Sell Shame by Park Wan-so
Prison of the Heart by Kim Won-il
The Pager by Kim Young-ha
Waxen Wings by Ha Seong-nan
Corpses by Pyeon Hye-yeong
The Glass Shield by Kim Chung-yeok]]> 250 Bruce Fulton 1597432032 Bianca 0 4.27 2011 Waxen Wings: The Acta Koreana Anthology of Short Fiction from Korea
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]]> The Guest 1447640 The Guest is a profound portrait of a divided people haunted by a painful past, and a generation's search for reconciliation.
During the Korean War, Hwanghae Province in North Korea was the setting of a gruesome fifty-two day massacre. In an act of collective amnesia the atrocities were attributed to American military, but in truth they resulted from malicious battling between Christian and Communist Koreans. Forty years later, Ryu Yosop, a minister living in America returns to his home village, where his older brother once played a notorious role in the bloodshed. Besieged by vivid memories and visited by the troubled spirits of the deceased, Yosop must face the survivors of the tragedy and lay his brother's soul to rest.
Faulkner-like in its intense interweaving narratives, The Guest is a daring and ambitious novel from a major figure in world literature.]]> 234 Hwang Sok-yong 1583227512 Bianca 0 to-read, korean 3.86 2005 The Guest
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]]> Black Flower 13356671
In 1904, as the Russo-Japanese War deepened, Asia was parceled out to rising powers and the Korean empire was annexed by Japan. Facing war and the loss of their nation, more than a thousand Koreans left their homes to seek possibility elsewhere¡ªin unknown Mexico.

After a long sea voyage, these emigrants¡ªthieves and royals, priests and soldiers, orphans and entire families¡ªdisembark with the promise of land. Soon they discover the they have been sold into indentured servitude.

Aboard ship, an orphan, Ijeong, fell in love with the daughter of a noble; separated when the various haciendados claim their laborers, he vows to find her. After years of working in the punishing heat of the henequen fields, the Koreans are caught in the midst of a Mexican revolution. Some flee with Ijeong to Guatemala, where they found a New Korea amid Mayan ruins.

A tale of star-crossed love, political turmoil, and the dangers of seeking freedom in a new world, Black Flower is an epic story based on a little-known moment in history.]]> 320 Young-ha Kim 0547691130 Bianca 0 to-read, korean 3.48 2003 Black Flower
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]]> My Brilliant Life 53205917 ¡°My Brilliant Life is a moving, earnest, and deeply-felt exploration of a unique family in all its joys and disappointments . . . an utter delight.¡± ¡ªClaire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had

Despite being house-bound due to an accelerated-aging disorder, Areum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang¡ªhis sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend, and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see.

For several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents¡¯ often embellished stories about his family and childhood. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad; their own falling-in-love story.

As his seventeenth birthday approaches, Areum moves into the long-term ward in the city hospital, bringing abrupt change to his daily life; from a new friend who might be more¡ªor less¡ªthan she seems, to his loving parents who are definitely keeping something from him. There are also the challenges of the creeping darkness in his eyes, and the loneliness of his shrinking connection to the world outside his window. Areum meets these situations head on, and with the support of family and friends, finds joy in even the most difficult times.

Interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, Ae-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life evokes the full breadth of human emotions; happiness and sadness, pain and relief, emptiness and significance; masterfully exploring the power of empathy.]]> 208 Kim Ae-ran 1250750555 Bianca 0 to-read, korean 4.01 2011 My Brilliant Life
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]]> <![CDATA[I Have The Right To Destroy Myself]]> 797192 I don't encourage murder. I have no interest in one person killing another. I only want to draw out morbid desires, imprisoned deep in the unconscious. This lust, once freed, starts growing. Their imaginations run free, and they soon discover their potential... They are waiting for someone like me.

A spectral, nameless narrator haunts the lost and wounded of big-city Seoul, suggesting solace in suicide. Wandering through the bright lights of their high-urban existence, C and K are brothers who fall in love with the same woman - Se-yeon. As their lives intersect, they tear at each other in a struggle to find connection in their fast-paced, atomized world.

Dreamlike and cinematic, I Have the Right to Destroy Myself brilliantly affirms Young-ha Kim as Korea's leading young literary master.]]> 119 Young-ha Kim 0156030802 Bianca 0 3.22 1995 I Have The Right To Destroy Myself
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]]> The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 93261 108 Washington Irving 0809594080 Bianca 0 3.71 1820 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
author: Washington Irving
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories]]> 49011 126 Angela Carter 014017821X Bianca 0 3.96 1979 The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)]]> 8921 256 Arthur Conan Doyle Bianca 0 to-read 4.15 1901 The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
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]]> The Hunchback of Notre-Dame 30597
The novel has been described as a key text in French literature[1] and has been adapted for film over a dozen times, in addition to numerous television and stage adaptations, such as a 1923 silent film with Lon Chaney, a 1939 sound film with Charles Laughton, and a 1996 Disney animated film with Tom Hulce (both as Quasimodo).

The novel sought to preserve values of French culture in a time period of great change, which resulted in the destruction of many French Gothic structures. The novel made Notre-Dame de Paris a national icon and served as a catalyst for renewed interest in the restoration of Gothic form.]]> 510 Victor Hugo 0451527887 Bianca 0 to-read 4.01 1831 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
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]]> Beasts 762727 154 Joyce Carol Oates 0786711035 Bianca 0 3.65 2001 Beasts
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]]> Gunnar's Daughter 6226 The first historical novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Kristin Lavransdatter

A Penguin Classic

More than a decade before writing Kristin Lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenth-century Norway that won her the Nobel Prize, Sigrid Undset published Gunnar's Daughter, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period of her country's history, the Saga Age. Set in Norway and Iceland at the beginning of the eleventh century, Gunnar's Daughter is the story of the beautiful, spoiled Vigdis Gunnarsdatter, who is raped by the man she had wanted to love. A woman of courage and intelligence, Vigdis is toughened by adversity. Alone she raises the child conceived in violence, repeatedly defending her autonomy in a world governed by men. Alone she rebuilds her life and restores her family's honor--until an unremitting social code propels her to take the action that again destroys her happiness.

First published in 1909, Gunnar's Daughter was in part a response to the rise of nationalism and Norway's search for a national identity in its Viking past. But unlike most of the Viking-inspired art of its period, Gunnar's Daughter is not a historical romance. It is a skillful conversation between two historical moments about questions as troublesome in Undset's own time--and in ours--as they were in the Saga Age: rape and revenge, civil and domestic violence, troubled marriages, and children made victims of their parents' problems.]]> 161 Sigrid Undset Bianca 0 to-read 4.21 1909 Gunnar's Daughter
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]]> The Bayou 56424673 "Eugene didn¡¯t know if he believed in the devil beyond the wicked things people did of their own accord, but if the devil had a face, it would look like Johnny Walker¡¯s."

Small-town Louisiana, 1935.

When Eugene was twelve, a girl from town disappeared. Everyone said the gators must have got her when she strayed too near the bayou. No foul play, just a terrible accident. But Eugene can't shake the conviction that Mary Beth's death had something to do with the man who used to haunt her¡ªthe man no one else could see.

Now, nearly two decades later, there are more dangerous things than gators in Chanlarivy¨¨. People are disappearing again, and this time, no one can find the bodies. As the town's unease grows, charismatic fugitive Johnny Walker arrives on the scene, shedding bullet casings and stolen bank notes in his wake.

He tangles himself up in Eugene's life and awakens memories Eugene thought he had laid to rest years ago. Memories of the mysterious man who followed Eugene into his dreams, and memories of the bayou¡ª

And of the horrifying entity that lurks beneath the water's surface, slowly seeping into the town like a stain.]]> 149 Arden Powell Bianca 5 3.99 2021 The Bayou
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]]> Men Who Hate Women 48635408
Men Who Hate Women examines the rise of secretive extremist communities who despise women and traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spider web of groups. It includes eye-opening interviews with former members of these communities, the academics studying this movement, and the men fighting back.

Women's rights activist Laura Bates wrote this book as someone who has been the target of many hate-fueled misogynistic attacks online. At first, the vitriol seemed to be the work of a small handful of individual men... but over time, the volume and consistency of the attacks hinted at something bigger and more ominous. As Bates went undercover into the corners of the internet, she found an unseen, organized movement of thousands of anonymous men wishing violence (and worse) upon women.
In the book, Bates explores:

Extreme communities like incels, pick-up artists, MGTOW, Men's Rights Activists and more
The hateful, toxic rhetoric used by these groups
How this movement connects to other extremist movements like white supremacy
How young boys are targeted and slowly drawn in
Where this ideology shows up in our everyday lives in mainstream media, our playgrounds, and our government

By turns fascinating and horrifying, Men Who Hate Women is a broad, unflinching account of the deep current of loathing toward women and anti-feminism that underpins our society and is a must-read for parents, educators, and anyone who believes in equality for women.]]> 366 Laura Bates Bianca 0 4.34 2020 Men Who Hate Women
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]]> The Invention of Morel 94486 The Invention of Morel a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to The Turn of The Screw and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Set on a mysterious island, Bioy¡¯s novella is a story of suspense and exploration, as well as a wonderfully unlikely romance, in which every detail is at once crystal clear and deeply mysterious.

Inspired by Bioy Casares¡¯s fascination with the movie star Louise Brooks, The Invention of Morel has gone on to live a secret life of its own. Greatly admired by Julio Cort¨¢zar, Gabriel Garc¨ªa M¨¢rquez, and Octavio Paz, the novella helped to usher in Latin American fiction¡¯s now famous postwar boom. As the model for Alain Resnais and Alain Robbe-Grillet¡¯s Last Year at Marienbad, it also changed the history of film.]]> 103 Adolfo Bioy Casares 1590170571 Bianca 3 short-stories-and-anthologies 4.03 1940 The Invention of Morel
author: Adolfo Bioy Casares
name: Bianca
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1940
rating: 3
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]]> The Girl with No Reflection 201785804 A young woman chosen as the crown prince¡¯s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new husband¡ªbut her world is shaken when she discovers the dark truth the royal family has been hiding for centuries¡ªin this lush fantasy debut perfect for fans of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night and Violet Made of Thorns.

Princess Ying Yue believed in love...once upon a time.

Yet when she¡¯s chosen to wed the crown prince, Ying¡¯s dreams of a fairy tale marriage quickly fall apart. Her husband-to-be is cold and indifferent, confining?Ying to her room?for reasons he won¡¯t explain.?Worse still are the rumors that swirl around the imperial whispers of seven other royal brides who, after their own weddings, mysteriously disappeared.

Left alone with only her own reflection for company, Ying begins to see things. Strange things.?Movements in the corners of her mirror. Colorful lights upon its surface. And when, on the eve of her wedding, she unwittingly tears open?a gateway, she is pulled into a mirror world.

This realm is full of sentient reflections, including the enigmatic Mirror Prince. Unlike his real-world counterpart, the Mirror Prince is kind and compassionate, and before long Ying falls in love¡ªthe kind of love she always dreamed of.

But there is darkness in this new world, too.

It turns out the two worlds have a long and blood-soaked history, and Ying has a part to play in the future of them both. And the brides who came before Ying? By the time they discovered what their role was, it was already too late.]]> 496 Keshe Chow 0593707524 Bianca 0 to-read 3.27 2024 The Girl with No Reflection
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]]> The Ghost Bride 16248223 A startlingly original voice makes her literary debut with this wondrous coming-of-age story infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, adventure, and fascinating, dreamlike twists.

'One evening, my father asked me whether I would like to become a ghost bride...'

Though ruled by British overlords, the Chinese of colonial Malaya still cling to ancient customs. And in the sleepy port town of Malacca, ghosts and superstitions abound.

Li Lan, the daughter of a genteel but bankrupt family, has few prospects. But fate intervenes when she receives an unusual proposal from the wealthy and powerful Lim family. They want her to become a ghost bride for the family's only son, who recently died under mysterious circumstances. Rarely practiced, traditional ghost marriages are used to placate restless spirits. Such a union would guarantee Li Lan a home for the rest of her days, but at a terrible price.

After an ominous visit to the opulent Lim mansion, Li Lan finds herself haunted not only by her ghostly would-be suitor, but also by her desire for the Lims' handsome new heir, Tian Bai. Night after night, she is drawn into the shadowy parallel world of the Chinese afterlife, with its ghost cities, paper funeral offerings, vengeful spirits, and monstrous bureaucracy¡ªincluding the mysterious Er Lang, a charming but unpredictable guardian spirit. Li Lan must uncover the Lim family's darkest secrets¡ªand the truth about her own family¡ªbefore she is trapped in this ghostly world forever.]]> 368 Yangsze Choo 0062227327 Bianca 0 to-read 3.79 2013 The Ghost Bride
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name: Bianca
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]]> Empire of Wild 45024447 From the author of the YA-crossover hit The Marrow Thieves, a propulsive, stunning and sensuous novel inspired by the traditional M¨¦tis story of the Rogarou - a werewolf-like creature that haunts the roads and woods of M¨¦tis communities. A messed-up, grown-up, Little Red Riding Hood.

Broken-hearted Joan has been searching for her husband, Victor, for almost a year--ever since he went missing on the night they had their first serious argument. One terrible, hungover morning in a Walmart parking lot in a little town near Georgian Bay, she is drawn to a revival tent where the local M¨¦tis have been flocking to hear a charismatic preacher named Eugene Wolff. By the time she staggers into the tent, the service is over. But as she is about to leave, she hears an unmistakable voice.

She turns, and there Victor is. The same face, the same eyes, the same hands. But his hair is short and he's wearing a suit and he doesn't recognize her at all. No, he insists, she's the one suffering a delusion: he's the Reverend Wolff and his only mission is to bring his people to Jesus. Except that, as Joan soon discovers, that's not all the enigmatic Wolff is doing.

With only the help of Ajean, a foul-mouthed euchre shark with a knowledge of the old ways, and her odd, Johnny-Cash-loving, 12-year-old nephew Zeus, Joan has to find a way to remind the Reverend Wolff of who he really is. If he really is Victor. Her life, and the life of everyone she loves, depends upon it.]]> 300 Cherie Dimaline 0735277184 Bianca 0 to-read 3.74 2019 Empire of Wild
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.74
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]]> Seven Deadly Shadows 45449799
Not exactly skilled at fighting anything, much less the dead, Kira enlists the aid of seven powerful death gods to help her slay Shuten-doji. They include Shiro, a kitsune with boy-band looks who is more flirtatious than helpful, and O-bei, a regal demon courtesan with covert reasons of her own for getting involved.

As the confrontation with Shuten-doji draws nearer by the day, the fate of Japan hangs in the balance. Can Kira save humankind? Or will the demon king succeed in bringing eternal darkness upon the world?]]> 384 Courtney Alameda 0062570811 Bianca 0 to-read 3.52 2020 Seven Deadly Shadows
author: Courtney Alameda
name: Bianca
average rating: 3.52
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]]> Halloween Fiend 43550319 112 C.V. Hunt 1941918433 Bianca 0 3.53 2019 Halloween Fiend
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name: Bianca
average rating: 3.53
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]]> The Fisherman 29901930
Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir. It's a tale of dark pacts, of long-buried secrets, and of a mysterious figure known as Der Fisher: the Fisherman. It will bring Abe and Dan face to face with all that they have lost, and with the price they must pay to regain it.]]> 266 John Langan 1939905214 Bianca 0 to-read 3.86 2016 The Fisherman
author: John Langan
name: Bianca
average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom]]> 24611623 273 Yeonmi Park 1594206791 Bianca 0 to-read, non-fiction 4.45 2015 In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
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name: Bianca
average rating: 4.45
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]]> The Girl in the Bog 201632448 Ancient heroes from Irish mythology and folklore come to life in the modern world in this dark, atmospheric story. At once a thrilling chase novel and a wry reimagining of Ireland¡¯s oldest epic, it is sure to enthrall readers of Neil Gaiman and Cassandra Khaw.

Everybody is after the girl in the bog.

One morning in a field in Connemara, a farmer unearths the body of a young woman, two thousand years old, preserved under layers of peat. Later that evening she awakens in unfamiliar modern Ireland, ripping a hole through space and time and setting awhirl old animosities and long-held grudges.

Shadowy figures follow her from the pagan past, and each emerges with a claim on the girl from the bog. With help from a trio of wannabe teenage witches, she goes on the run. Joining in the chase is an American archaeologist, who wants to keep the discovery for herself, and two befuddled farmers trapped in the plot. Hosts of fairies out for the night work their magic and mischief, and in the blue hour before sunrise, the saga unfolds in a battle for the ages.

Part fantasy, part mystery, part thriller, part send-up, this comic and poignant love song to Irish literature and the gift of gab does not merely bend genres, it braids them into Celtic knots.]]> 320 Keith Donohue 1639108491 Bianca 0 to-read 3.46 2024 The Girl in the Bog
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name: Bianca
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]]> <![CDATA[The Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #1)]]> 202468425 Translated from the Japanese bestseller, this charming and magical novel, inspired by the myth of cats returning favors to those who care for them, reminds us that it¡¯s never too late to follow our stars.

In Japan cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they¡¯ll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a glittering Kyoto moon. This particular coffee shop is like no other. It has no fixed location, no fixed hours, and seemingly appears at random to adrift young people at crucial junctions in their lives.

It¡¯s also run by talking cats.

While customers at the Full Moon Coffee Shop partake in cakes, coffees, and teas, the cats also consult them on their star charts, offer cryptic wisdom, and let them know where their lives have veered off course¡ªbecause every person who visits the shop has been feeling more than a little lost. And for a down-on-her-luck screenwriter, a romantically stuck movie director, a hopeful hairstylist, and a technologically challenged website designer, the feline guides will set them back on their fated paths. After all, there is a reason the shop appeared to each of them¡­]]> 240 Mai Mochizuki 0593726820 Bianca 0 to-read 3.61 2020 The Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #1)
author: Mai Mochizuki
name: Bianca
average rating: 3.61
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]]> <![CDATA[Red Winter (Red Winter Trilogy, #1)]]> 31829155
Shiro isn't the harmless fox spirit she thought he was. He's mysterious, cunning, unpredictable...and now hers to command. He's sworn to pay his debt to her, but he doesn't know who she is. If he finds out, he'll kill her.

But she can't send him away¡ªnot yet. Her future isn't what she thought. The lies surrounding her fate have begun to unravel, and she needs answers before time runs out¡ªanswers that lie in the spirit realm. Shiro can take her there...if she dares to trust him.

And only then will she find out how deep the gods' treachery runs.]]> 346 Annette Marie 1988153085 Bianca 0 to-read 4.27 2016 Red Winter (Red Winter Trilogy, #1)
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name: Bianca
average rating: 4.27
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]]> Exoskeleton 16086863 376 Shane Stadler 0615679196 Bianca 0 to-read 3.91 2012 Exoskeleton
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name: Bianca
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]]> <![CDATA[Call of the King (Rise of the King, #1)]]> 55575331
When sixteen year old Tom¡¯s grandfather mysteriously disappears, Tom stops at nothing to find him, even when that means crossing to a mysterious and unknown world.

When he gets there, Tom discovers that everything he thought he knew about himself and his life was wrong. Vivian, the Lady of the Lake, has been watching over him and manipulating his life since his birth. And now she needs his help.

Danger threatens the old forest of Vivian¡¯s world. To save it, Tom must wake King Arthur, who¡¯s been sleeping for centuries. But first, he¡¯s determined to find his grandfather.

Tom starts a journey that will change his life forever. He discovers that fey and magic still exist, and myths are very real.

If he wants to survive, he must learn to fight, and find courage he never knew he had.

If you love magic, mystery, and Arthurian legend, you¡¯ll love Call of the King, book 1 of Rise of the King.

*Important Note. This book was previous published as Tom¡¯s Inheritance, Tom¡¯s Arthurian Legacy Book 1. It has been re-written, and has extended scenes and a new ending.]]> 227 T.J. Green Bianca 0 to-read 4.11 2016 Call of the King (Rise of the King, #1)
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name: Bianca
average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Drachen (A Matthys Rossouw Pursuit Book 1)]]> 26163606
Brett Rivera has spent three years searching for the Drachen. The day she finds it is the day her life changes: there is no sign of its legendary treasure and now a cold-blooded killer is hunting her. What does he know that she doesn¡¯t?
Brett is chased in Finland, double-crossed in Tallinn, abducted in L¨¹beck, and shot at in Bremen as this action-packed thriller dashes across northern Europe, barely pausing for breath.

A shipwreck. A lost treasure. A hell of a race from one to the other.]]> 302 Brendan Le Grange 9881361710 Bianca 3 3.60 2015 Drachen (A Matthys Rossouw Pursuit Book 1)
author: Brendan Le Grange
name: Bianca
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> Purple Hibiscus 14569052 A previously published edition of ISBN 9781616202415 can be found here.

Fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They live in a beautiful house, with a caring family, and attend an exclusive missionary school. They're completely shielded from the troubles of the world. Yet, as Kambili reveals in her tender-voiced account, things are less perfect than they appear. Although her Papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at home¡ªa home that is silent and suffocating.

As the country begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili and Jaja are sent to their aunt, a university professor outside the city, where they discover a life beyond the confines of their father¡¯s authority. Books cram the shelves, curry and nutmeg permeate the air, and their cousins¡¯ laughter rings throughout the house. When they return home, tensions within the family escalate, and Kambili must find the strength to keep her loved ones together.

Purple Hibiscus is an exquisite novel about the emotional turmoil of adolescence, the powerful bonds of family, and the bright promise of freedom.]]> 336 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1616202416 Bianca 0 to-read 4.18 2003 Purple Hibiscus
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]]> <![CDATA[Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)]]> 37781 Things Fall Apart is written with remarkable economy and subtle irony. Uniquely and richly African, at the same time it reveals Achebe's keen awareness of the human qualities common to men of all times and places.]]> 215 Chinua Achebe Bianca 0 to-read 3.73 1958 Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> Klara and the Sun 58256542 ¡®The Sun always has ways to reach us.¡¯

From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change for ever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans.

In Klara and The Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?]]> 340 Kazuo Ishiguro 057136490X Bianca 0 to-read 3.71 2021 Klara and the Sun
author: Kazuo Ishiguro
name: Bianca
average rating: 3.71
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