Asian Readathon 2024 📚 My overly ambitious goals + some book recs

#asianreadathon
TIMESTAMPS
⌛ 0:00 - Intro
⌛ 01:27 - Logistics of the challenge
⌛ 03:20 - My very ambitious plans
⌛ 12:15 - Asian book recommendations
CINDY'S ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO
‪@withcindy‬ - • Asian Readathon Announ...
THE PROMPTS
Read a book written by an Asian author.
Read a book that feels timeless.
Read an underrated book.
Read a debut book.
Read a book with a story, character, or world that represents what you would want in your next life.
ASIAN READATHON GOOGLE DOC
docs.google.com/document/d/1u...
[Storygraph] 2024 READING CHALLENGES
app.thestorygraph.com/reading...
[Storygraph] DIRECTORY OF ASIAN BOOKS
app.thestorygraph.com/reading...
BOOKS MENTIONED
📘 Scattered All Over the Earth, by Yoko Tawada (Japan)
📘 On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong (Vietnam)
📘 One Part Woman, by Perumal Murugan (India)
📘 Violent Phenomena, directed by Jeremy Tiang and Kavita Bhanot (multiple countries)
📘 Shanghai Immortal, by A.Y. Chao (China)
📘 I'll Be the One, by Lyla Lee (Korea)
📘 Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung, by Min Kym (Korea)
📘 Yolk, by Mary Choi (Korea)
📘 The Art of Prophecy, by Wesley Chu (Taiwan)
📘 If I Had Your Face, by Frances Cha (Korea)
📘 The Bandit Queens, by Parini Shroff (India)
📘 Playing Games, by Huma Qureshi (Pakistan)
📘 The Centre, by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi (Pakistan)
📘 Leave the World Behind, by Rumaan Alam (Bangladesh)
📘 Babyji, by Abha Dawesar (India)
📘 The Guest Cat, by Hiraide Takashi (Japan)
📘 The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy (India)

[@Mysteriesandmountains]

Love the Asian readathon idea! ❤

[@Curious-Cat]

Yes! I want to find more like this one :)

[@AlvrodBooks]

I added SO MANY books to my trb after browsing the storygraph lists, there are so many gems out there.
Those are really ambitious goals hahaha, I chose 1 book for each prompt but made sure that even if I read 3 of them I still complete the readathon

[@Curious-Cat]

That is probably wise ^^ Definitely wiser than my current situation! I have some vacations planned in May, so I'm hoping this will allow me to get to some of those at least, but yeah, it seems unlikely I'll complete the list. I just like to have many options to choose from XD

[@eibhlynn]

I have waaaay too many books added to my tbr and don't know which ones I'll end up reading. But so far I read two short novels by Korean authors: Nowhere to Be Found by Bea Suah and Walking Practice by Dolki Min, as well as On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, which I really loved.
I had been in a reading slump for years and got back to reading a month or two ago thanks to audiobooks. I'm not sure how long I'll be riding on this wave of crazy reading before I crash but challenges like Asian Readathon keep my dopamine hungry ADHD brain happy and still going.
Also, I live in Warsaw and Tajfuny is my favorite bookshop

[@Curious-Cat]

Audiobooks are amazing for reading slumps (and in general) -- I'm so glad they're helping you get back into reading :) Let me know what else you pick up for the Asian Readathon!
Tajfuny is such a great bookshop, I loved it!

[@ellenmadebookclub]

Great info and recs! I will probably not do all prompts, but I’ll keep in mind to include some Asian books in May! I have Bandit Queens and a few others that I think would count, so I’ll have look and see 😊
Also did you say you have no shelf control? 😅 I don’t know if that’s like established booktube lingo, but if not, it should be

[@Curious-Cat]

Ahah, I don't know how spread out it is, but I didn't come up with it myself (I wish I had! It's so good!). I saw it on a sticker once and it suck with me (pun intended 😂)

[@ellenmadebookclub]

@@Curious-Cat Hahaha puns all around 😅