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aetheriism

Humans are not a virus

Humans are a keystone species, not inherently parasitic or evil or destructive, for most of our history we had a very unique & beautiful &beneficial role in the ecosystem of this planet, we acted an ecological knowledge reservoir, learning, preserving & accumulating knowledge, & using that deep knowledge of the land to form very beneficial & mutual relationships with the land, many experts think that the average paleolithic human actually had more knowledge accumulated than the average person in modern civilization

We used this knowledge to form a deeply symbiotic/mutual beneficiary relationship with other life forms, for example spreading their seeds of the best flowers to attract/help bees, this would also attract many other beneficial pollinators & make flower & pollinator populations more vibrant & healthy, we would clear out competitive plants in order for edible, medicinal & other helpful plants to grow faster, healthier & more often, we would spread the seeds of anti-parasitic plants to prevent parasites from attacking the plants, we even mastered controlled fires which helped clear dead wood & barriers that restricted growth in forests, we acted as “allies” to much of the life in the world, our deep knowledge, memory & constant learning gave us a unique, mutually beneficial & highly beneficial role in all ecosystems, which is why we spread to every continent

When giant ground sloths went extinct humans stepped in to preserve the avocado among other things that relied on the giant to survive, a mutualistic relationship between avocados & humans replaced the one between ground sloths & avocados

For the vast majority of human history, we have been a beneficial part of the ecosystem, this modern consumer society, is just a long term result of the natural mechanisms that limited the bullies & egotistical among us from getting too powerful & influential in hunter gatherer societies just not being effective at challenging bullies in many agricultural communities, while some agricultural communities invented new mechanisms to be challenge bullies & power-seeking people, many did not & eventually this led to kingdoms & empires, which led to colonialism, which led to capitalism, which eventually led to the industrial revolution & modern extractivist & consumer societies & the hell these societies are inflicting upon the planet

#paleolithic

purple--starrrs

By the way it's like. Really fucked how society's thoughts on epilepsy is just "get over it." Seizures can cause permanent brain damage. Seizures can kill people. Seizures hurt like hell. Allow me to reiterate that seizures can kill people. And you're just gonna casually put flashing lights, a common trigger for seizures in your advertisement, in your animation meme, in your edit, on your billboards, without even thinking about putting a simple disclaimer? That's unbelievable. Your little anime edit could deadass cost a life and you're not gonna put a warning because it's "inconvenient" or "people like that shouldn't be on the internet" (ableist) (the problem exists outside the internet also). Or you'll give insufficient ones like putting it in the captions or only giving like one second before the flashing lights appear, meaning that the trigger's already in motion before anyone who needs the warning can read it and save themselves from literal physical danger.

We need to start commenting under other people's posts about how to properly warn for flashing lights and eyestrain. We need to be emailing and calling companies about their possibly triggering advertisements that could induce seizures. We need to stop tolerating ableism and start speaking up for the more vulnerable.

Also, stop putting epilepsy warnings. That's like saying "warning: schizophrenia" on a post including unreality or "warning: dyslexia" on a post with a typing quirk. First off, the disability mentioned isn't the only group of people that this could trigger. Second, it doesn't truly get the message across and instead makes it worse for those with the disability-- scrolling through the epilepsy tag on Tumblr should get you to view the content of other epileptic people, but no, you just get a bunch of flashing lights and eyestrain, even though you could instead tag for, oh I dunno, flashing lights and eyestrain.

Anyways this Disability Pride, and for every month that comes after, think about epileptic people and others who are triggered by flashing lights/eyestrain. Happy pride to those who experience seizures too frequently due to the unaccommodating and ableist societies we live in!

humans-of-seoul

“서른이 넘었지만 아직도 제게 맞는 일이 뭔지 찾고 있어요. 경리로 6년을 일했는데요. 이제서야 제가 숫자랑 맞지 않는다는 걸 알게 됐어요. 우연한 기회로 영상 쪽 일을 할 기회가 생겨서 이렇게 카메라를 들고 나온 거예요. 이 쪽으로 포트폴리오를 쌓다보면 새로운 기회를 만날 수 있을까 싶어서요. 생각보다 나 자신을 알기가 어려운 것 같아요. 감정도 그렇더라고요. 최근에 일기장을 사서 그날 그날 제가 겪은 감정을 쓰고 있는데, ‘억울함’이 많이 나왔어요. 저는 사실 억울함을 많이 느끼면서 살고 있던 거죠. 직장에서 일이 맞지 않아서 자존감이 내려갈 때도, 부당한 대우를 받아 정당한 휴가를 못 쓸 때도 억울했던 거예요. 언제쯤 제가 저를 잘 알 수 있을까요? 그때는 ‘즐거움’, ‘흐뭇함’, ‘뿌듯함’, ‘재밌음’ 같은 감정이 가득할 수 있을 것 같은데요.”

“I’m in my 30s, but I’m still trying to figure out what I actually want to do. I worked as a bookkeeper for six years, but I only recently realized that working with numbers isn’t for me. I just happened to get an opportunity to do some video work, so that’s why I’m out here with this camera today. I feel like putting together a portfolio in this field might lead to some new opportunities. But, honestly, It’s harder than I thought to truly know myself. Emotions are the same way. I recently bought a journal and have been writing down all the feelings I experience each day, but a feeling of unfairness has been a recurring theme. I realized that I have actually been living with a lot of this feeling of unfairness. Things felt unfair when my self-esteem took a hit because my job wasn’t a good fit, and they felt unfair when my job wrongly refused to let me use the PTO I was entitled to. When will I truly know myself? I think only then will I be filled with emotions like joy, satisfaction, fulfillment, and fun.”

ymutate

Nobuya Shida,

Earth VII (Nihonga technique), 2013

#art

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humans-of-seoul

“올해부터 건설 현장에서 일하기 시작했어요. 처음엔 되게 힘들었어요. 현장은 반말이 기본이고 일도 참 거칠거든요. 당시에 취업 시장에서도 몇 번이나 미끄러지느라 자신감이 낮아진 상태여서 자책을 많이 했어요. 자꾸 쫄게 되고, 스스로를 탓하게 되더라고요. 그러다 어느 날 유튜브를 봤는데, 마음에 꽂히는 문장이 있었어요. ‘남에게 위로 받으려고 하기보다, 스스로를 위로해주는 게 훨씬 큰 도움이 된다’. 그걸 보는 순간 힘들어하는 나를 나부터 달래줘야겠다고 마음 먹었어요. 취업에 실패했을 때, 거친 말을 듣고 와서 위축됐을 때, ‘난 왜 이렇게 못하지’라고 생각하기보다 제 자신에게 ‘그래도 잘했다.’라고 말해주기 시작했어요. 신기한 게, 그렇게 속으로 되뇌는 것 만으로도 위로가 되더라고요. 그런 순간이 쌓이면서 거친 말이 들어와도 ‘이건 아닌 것 같습니다.’라고 할 수 있는 용기도 생겼어요. 참 든든하지 않나요. 언제나 나를 위로해줄 존재가 남이 아니라 나 자신 안에 있다는 게.”

“I started working at construction sites this year. It was really hard in the beginning. Speaking informally is a given on site, and it’s super rough work. At the time, I’d lost my self-confidence after a series of slip-ups in the job market, so I blamed myself a lot. I kept losing my nerve and beating myself up, so I went looking for reassurance. Then one day, I was on YouTube and found a sentence that hit me hard: ‘Rather than looking to others for comfort, it is far better to find it inside yourself.’ The moment I read that, I made up my mind to be my own source of comfort whenever I was having a hard time. When my bid on a job failed and the harsh feedback got me down, instead of ‘Why am I so bad?’, I started telling myself, ‘Still, I did good.’ The interesting thing is that just repeating that to myself in my head was comfort enough. The more I did that, the more courage I had to say, ‘That doesn’t seem right’ when someone said something harsh to me. Isn’t that reassuring? The person who will always comfort me is none other than myself.”

maruti-bitamin

One summer's eve

watercolour on arches paper cold pressed

cara/insta/bluesky/ store

davonati

one of the silliest things about basically all king david media adaptations is that they no-homo the david/jonathan relationship SO hard that it fully becomes a “methinks the lady doth protest too much” situation. like if you really didn’t think the relationship was queer then you would just depict it the way it appears in the text. instead they always end up cutting out 75% of their actual storyline bc in their heart of hearts they KNOW it’s just undeniably gay

Read in May-June 2026

In Repair by A.L. Graziadei ★★★★★ The author did a beautiful job of showing the character's struggles in a real way. I cried a lot.

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei Brenyah ★★★★ Dystopian reality murder show mixed with real-life damning statistics of the US prison system.

Like We Were in Paris by Stephan Lee ★★★ Unapologetically sappy romance about a teen boy who wants to experience the romantic magic of Paris.

Blackout by various authors ★★★ A collection of interconnected stories during one night of a blackout in NYC, all by Black authors.

Checkers by John Marsden ★★★ Oh, shit. Spoiler: was the site 'does the dog die' made for this book? A short, gradually-revealed story with a killer (T_T) ending.

Alice Pung on John Marsden by Alice Pung ★★★★ An essay on the author of one of my favorite series. I enjoyed the dissection of the writer's works, even ones I haven't yet read. I should pick up more in this series if I can find them or similar writing-focused books.

Someone to Daydream About by Sydney Langford ★★★★ A fun romance. I especially enjoyed the Deaf/Hard of Hearing rep. Some of the tropes (the "evil" entertainment company, the MC's initial "I hate you because you're a celebrity" attitude) I found a little bland.

Monarchs in the Wild by Israel Moya ★★★★★ Coming-of-age of a teen boy and his vintage Mustang in rural California. I loved the realness of Cal's anger, his confusion, and the portrayal of a small town in the 90s.

The Call of the Friend by JaeHoon Choi ★★★ Short manhwa in a series of Lovecraft-inspired stories. Very minimalist and subtle, more vibes than anything, but the meaning comes through in the end and with the author's ending note.

Alien Gods by Lee Suhyeon ★★★★ Short story in a series of Lovecraft-inspired works, about a graduate student researching mudang (female shamans). I loved the theme here of "women's madness".

#caught up!#updates #book review #book list #booklr #reading #read in june #read in may #read in 2026 #books

Read in April 2026

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy ★★★★★ The chapters are written as novel-like stories, and the cynical humor is biting and relatable. I can see how this became a best-seller.

Leap by Simina Popescu ★★★★ A lovely graphic novel about two roommates at a dance school in Romania and their sapphic relationships/crushes. (Replacing my previous world challenge book for Romania (which wasn't a Romanian author) with this one.)

The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughes ★★★★ A collection of short stories about the shit that white people do. Some amusing, some sad and disturbing (but not surprising). Sadly still too relevant for a book from 1934. Hughes is a great story-teller.

I Want to Kiss You in Public by Zelda French ★★★★★ I love books with strong voice and strong dialogue so I really enjoyed the characters in this book.

I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying by Youngmi Mayer ★★★★★ Memoir by a mixed Korean-white person on her childhood/youth and culture. Proving comedians really do have the best insights into society and humanity. I enjoyed this a lot.

The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-Ran ★★★★ Dual timeline between a detective investigating deaths at a nursing home, and a French-Korean adoptee and her vampire friend. (Sapphic-coded)

Holy Boy by Lee Heejoo ★★★ A K-pop idol is kidnapped by a group of four women with varying motives. Interesting/disturbing at times, but the pacing was too disjointed and a bit unsatisfying.

I Have Life: Raped, Stabbed, and Left for Dead by Marianne Thamm ★★★ The story of Alison Botha. I'm not someone to normally use the word "miracle", but otherwise I don't understand how this person is still alive. The writing was more engaging than I expected.

The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories I'm still working through this one. There is a big range of stories here from early 20th century colonial times to the modern era, and so far my enjoyment of the stories definitely varies.

Raceless by Georgina Lawton ★★★ Memoir by a mixed Black-white British woman whose parents raised her as white without any explanation. It becomes a series of essays on race, perception, and identity - very interesting.

#updates #book list #book review #reading #read in 2026 #read in april

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𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐍/𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐂 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

I don't know if anyone has done this before, but I will make one anyway. When I was still questioning, I was in search of different works that represented transmasculine individuals, not just as side stories or background characters, but a story witten from the eyes of a transmasc character and focused on his/their journey. It took a lot of work to actually find some of these but I did. So I decided to compile a list of books I've found so far, the gender of the main character, genre, and romantic pairing where applicable.

For some of the ones I've read, I have added additional information, but I'll try to leave out spoilers. I may make a mistake with that though so please let me know if that's the case so I can edit it. Also, just because I didn't add the romantic pairing for some, doesn't mean there's no romance in them; they may be key to the plot, minor parts of the story or are non-fiction.

In addition to the above, for books marked as horror --especially books by Andrew Joseph White, this man does not joke-- PLEASE READ THE WARNING PAGE ON THEIR BOOK SITES. THERE ARE ALSO WARNINGS IN THE BOOKS, DIGITAL OR PHYSICAL. READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.

Please note some of these stories may or may not contain some level of transphobia, homophobia or other forms of discrimination. I have not read many of them so please look into them before you read.

Fiction

• The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill (trans man)- Contemporary, coming-of-age, time travel fiction || It's a cozy book, the time travel isn't anything big enough to warrant a scifi label.

• Can't Take That Away by Steven Salvatore (genderqueer)- Contemporary, music, YA.

• Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve (trans boy)- Contemporary, YA || Theatre kids, mostly focuses on the main character growing to accept himself and how to handle that topic with others.

• Man o' War by Cory McCarthy (transmasc nonbinary mc and nonbinary sc) (t4t)- Contemporary, YA, mental health, romance|| The main character comes to terms with their transness while dealing with some internalized transphobia and dysphoria.

• Second Chances in New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander (trans man) (mxm)- Comedy, romance, contemporary.

• Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Gabe Cole Novoa (trans man) (mxm)- Romance, YA, historical || It might not be as enjoyable if you try to compare it too much to the original Pride & Prejudice story. Just think of it as an author's canon-divergent AU.

• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (transmasc, poc) (mxm)- Romance, YA, contemporary.

• Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner (trans boy and trans girl mc)- Horror, paranormal, YA, Contemporary.

• Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White (trans boy, neurodivergent(autistic))- Horror, contemporary, thriller || I absolutely adore this book and especially the author for all his works. It handles the topic of generational trauma and existing as a neurodivergent person so well.

• Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore (trans boy and nonbinary mcs, neurodivergent(ADHD and dyslexia)) (t4t)- YA, fantasy, romance, contemporary.

• The Transition by Logan-Ashley Kisner (trans boy)- Horror, paranormal, fantasy, YA, werewolves || A book I also adore, especially for our horror werewolf fans. This book really hit close to home for me, I also highly recommend.

• The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White (trans boy and trans girl mc) (mxf, t4t)- Horror, YA, historical, fantasy, gothic || Also a good read, not finished with it yet but it's amazing so far.

• Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore (trans man) (mxm, c4t)- Romance, contemporary, comedy, paranormal.

• Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Mari McLemore (two trans boys, poc) (mxm, t4t)- Romance, historical, YA || Remember, Canon-divergent™.

• Cementery Boys by Aiden Thomas (trans boy, poc) (mxm, c4t)- YA, romance, contemporary, fantasy, paranormal || Many recommend this one.

• Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White (trans boy) (mxm, c4t)- YA, post-apocalyptic, (body) horror, survival thriller || Also recommended.

• Sunbearer Trials by Aidan Thomas (trans boy, poc)- Fantasy, YA, mythology.

• Venom and Vow by Anne-Marie McLemore and Elliot McLemore (trans boy and bigender mcs, poc)- Fantasy, YA, romance.

• And They Were Roomates by Page Powars (trans boy) (mxm, c4t)- YA, romance, contemporary, comedy.

• The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons (trans boy, poc) (mxm, c4t)- YA, romance, contemporary, sports.

Non-fiction/Memoirs and Autobiographies

• Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place by Jackson Bird (trans man)- Memoir & Autobiography.

• He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar (trans man)- Memoir, educational guide || Not finished with it yet, it's a book more suited for allies or people to help understand trans folks in general. He talks about his personal experiences and journey, and also includes explanations and educational information on trans people, our care, and experiences.

• Self-Made Man: Autobiography of a Black Transgender Man by Kevin Thompson (trans man, poc)- Memoir & Autobiography.

16+ (Older teens/Adult)

• The Build-a-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver (trans man) (mxm, c4t)- Romance, contemporary, new adult, fiction || Explicit sexual content.

• Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas (trans man)- Coming-of-age, fiction, contemporary, dark academia.

• All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes (trans man)- Horror, survival thriller, historical, mystery, cosmic horror.

• The Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc (transmasc nonbinary)- Memoir & autobiography || Experience with gestational parenthood and childcare as a transmasculine person.

• Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Mallory Ortberg (trans man)- Metafictional memoir.

18+ / Mature Audience

My blog is already 18+, but to the minors who may stumble on this post and stubbornly and curiously peer into this section, this part is NOT for you. There are appropriate books above you can pick from but the books listed below are not, they are MA for a reason.

Now for the rest of us, here are books categorized as either Mature or Adult. We will start with Fiction:

• You Weren't Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White (trans man, neurodivergent (autism, non-verbal))- Horror, thriller, scifi, contemporary, psychological horror || This book is visceral, explicit and blunt. Body horror is a major part of the plot among other very dark themes so I repeat, read the warnings on this book. It is my number one book from this author, and I connected so much with the main character I can't even begin to explain it. But others may not be able to read through the book, especially if it is triggering. So please read the warnings.

• The Leech by Hiron Ennes (trans man or intersex, unclear but he is trans and uses he/him)- Horror, scifi, gothic, fantasy, dystopian.

• The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo (trans man)- Horror, novella, historical || The romance in this one is a little problematic to some and not others due to the age gap. Outside that it's quite good.

• A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander (two trans men mcs) (mxm, t4t)- Romance, historical.

•Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan (transmasc) - Contemporary, mental health and addiction.

• Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman (Trans man) (mxf, c4t)- Fantasy, romance, paranormal, vampires, horror.

• Confessions of a Fox by Jordy Rosenberg (two trans man mcs)- Historical, literary fiction, metafiction || Get's pretty explicit with sexual content and gory or visceral depictions.

• The Church of the Mountain of Flesh by Kyle Wakefield (trans man)- (Body) horror, fantasy, adult, religion, thriller, historical || Again read the warnings, the religious trauma is strong with this one, amongst other things.

• I will also like to add another indie trans author named Mars Adler who writes horror and dark novella and novelette with trans or queer main characters. They often include t4t representation as well. You can take a look at his books and stories here or on Pinterest: https://marsadler.itch.io/

Of course, the gender of the character depend on the story you're reading, but there are trans men and transmasc representation as main characters among others. I put this in this section because the author mainly writes stories for a mature audience.

Now for non-fiction:

• Beautiful Monster: A Beginning by Miles Borrero (transmasc genderfluid, immigrant poc)- Memoir & biography || For heavy themes.

• Young Man/We Both Laughed in Pleasure by Lou Sullivan (trans man)- History, memoir & biography || Compiled private journals written by the American trans activists and historian, Lou Sullivan.

• A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar by Harry Nicholas (trans man)- Memoir & biography || This was one of the first memoirs by a trans man that I had ever read when I was figuring out my identity. It helped give me some perspective to my experience and understanding on navigating the gay scene. It was a good read. He does delve into his sexuality and relationship on a very intimate level so it gets explicit.

• Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg ( - ) - Historical, social realism, coming-of-age || It follows the journey of a stone butch lesbian and transitions through life both societal and gender wise. According to what I've read, it's supposed to be fiction but the author's life is highly reflected in the story and the main character enough to nearly be non-fiction, so it's in an interesting grey area. Please search up trigger warnings as it delves into very real but triggering experiences.

•Pageboy by Elliot Page (trans man) - Memoir & autobiography.

This is not an exhaustive list, there are very much books I am missing from this list so please feel free to mention them in the comments (Only books where the main character or one of the main characters is a trans man/transmasc please). I'll update the list accordingly when I can. And again, please let me know if I've made any mistakes here.

I know a lot of us are starved for representation, but I promise you they are out there. It's not easy to find but it's there. We do not find much representation in movies, series, games, etc, but there are many books with us represented in it, and many written by other trans men and transmasculine people.

I also plan to do another for nonbinary and transfem representation but it may take a while before I get to that.

In the meantime, enjoy!

#trans books #book list

alphacrone

i don't really want to weight in on the "using big words in your writing is ableist" discourse happening on tiktok because i'm like 90% certain it's an anti-intellectual psyop to stir up drama in online circles to promote the use of ai to summarize literally everything and thus feeding the LLMs and lowering the populace's mistrust of such tools but i also have to say: dictionaries and thesauruses are the most accessible they've ever been. if you use an e-reader of any kind you can look up a word without leaving the page. there's a plethora of online dictionaries and if you just type a word + "meaning" into google it'll usually give you a definition. we used to have pocket dictionaries we used when reading in class. i have two on my shelf right now that i used in high school. stop letting the fascists purposefully misuse anti-ableism rhetoric to trick you into never thinking again.

Read in March 2026

Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes curated by Danez Smith ★★★★ A mix of poetry, an unfinished play, and I can't remember now if there were short stories, with commentary and background info.

Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen ★★★★ A mixed novel+non-fiction documentary style telling the story of the Steller's sea cow and how it came to be extinct less than 30 years after Europeans first saw it. Translated from Finnish, a history of Alaska and a profound look at nature, evolution, and man at the same time.

Queer Throughlines by Ju Hui Judy Han ★★★★ An academic work on the history of queer activism in South Korea and Korean diaspora. Has a very long theory-based introduction, but the rest was very educational.

Common Bonds: A Speculative Aromantic Anthology I dropped this one as I just wasn't feeling the fantasy settings.

You With the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate ★★★ I should write thoughts as soon as I finish the book because I can't exactly remember my impression of the writing now except that it was interesting enough to keep reading. I also appreciated the author's honesty about how much her MS diagnosis sucks rather than being inspirational about it.

To the Moon by Jang Ryujin ★★★★ Three office worker women try to get rich off of cryptocurrency. This was comforting in its relateable-ness, nail-biting as the characters watch their cryptocurrency go up and down, and I appreciate the ending that wasn't what I was afraid it might be.

Your Body, Your Voice by Theodore Dimon ★★★ I think this got a little repetitive at points, or rather that the author used a lot of words in places he could have expressed an idea in less. I read this for research rather than personal reasons, so I can't speak to its effectiveness as I wasn't trying to improve my own singing.

Seven Years of Darkness by You-Jeong Jeong ★★★ I loved The Good Son by this author so I was excited to pick this up. I didn't enjoy it as much as the previous novel, I think because The Good Son had such an immersive character voice, whereas Seven Years of Darkness is more omniscient and didn't have the same level of suspense.

Our Not-so-Lonely Planet Travel Guide: Vol 5 by Mone Sorai ★★★★ Fun to catch up with the guys on where they are in the world (still in Latin America in this volume).

#star ratings are a little arbitrary at this point lol #booklr #2026 reads #books #books and reading #book list #updates #book review #read in 2026 #read in march

Read in February 2026

Already wrote my thoughts for the Korean ones here

K-pop Revolution by Stephan Lee ★★★★ I'll Love You Forever by Giaae Kwon ★★★★★ Korea: A New History of North and South by Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo ★★★★ The Second Chance Convenience Store by Kim Ho-yeon ★★★ Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital by Elise Hu ★★★★

Too Much is Not Enough by Andrew Rannells ★★★★★ February is when I starting picking up memoirs by people I don't or vaguely know. Rannells is an entertaining writer - I enjoyed the Midwest humor and his stories of being a gay aspiring Broadway actor.

Growing Up Urkel by Jaleel White ★★★ This was an interesting look into 90s sitcoms, contracts and agents, racism in Hollywood, and other topics. Felt like the author had a bone to pick with certain people at times.

Misery by Stephen King ★★ Probably not the best choice for only the second King novel I've read. I just didn't find interest in the main character which isn't good in a character-centered story.

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Read in January 2026

I already wrote my thoughts for the Korean ones here.

Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-pop by Ramon Pacheco Pardo ★★★ Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin ★★★ I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee ★★★ If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha ★★★★★

Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews ★★★★★ I loved this! I saw this coming up on my feed a lot and it lived up to the hype. I loved that the prose wasn't afraid to be flowery and poetic as it really fit these two boys.

Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay ★★★ I'll make a post of its own as I'll be checking off the Philippines. A boy goes looking for answers about his cousin who was murdered by Duterte's regime.

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