aww thanks for the shout out Sierra. I'm glad you enjoyed The Housekeeper and the professor 💛
@samantharose10013 ай бұрын
when you included us in ‘we were all readers’ 🥹
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@BookishVicky3 ай бұрын
I'm having a great time watching your videos; you guys have such joyful energy! I loved The Housekeeper and the Professor, glad Sierra is enjoying it 😊. The Remains of the Day is my favorite Ishiguro book and probably one of my favorite books ever, I really hope you'll enjoy it!
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
So happy you’re enjoying the videos, we love making them!
@BandysBooks3 ай бұрын
So many fantastic books on your recommendation list! On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is one of my all time favorites! So good. Never Let Me Go is another favorite. Goddess of The River is one I’m really looking forward to. If you want something lighter to break up your reading, I recently finished Dragonfruit which is a fun fantasy. The author, Makiia Lucier, is from Guam.
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Oh wow! Ok, I ended up in a reading slump, so I’m just gonna have to do some catch up in the summer. I recovered my copy of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, so that’s rising towards the top of the list! -Sierra
@YourTrueShelf3 ай бұрын
Good luck with finals Sierra! I'm so glad I don't have exams anymore! I absolutely loved Lonely Castle In The Mirror, and Kim Jiyoung Born In 1982. Really liked before the coffee gets cold. Sri Lanka - I've just finished Brotherless Night - it will break your heart but I think you'd like it. I'd also recommend A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry - set in India - I adore that book 😊
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
That's the second time someone has mentioned Brotherless Night! Definitely going to have to look into it! Thanks for the recs and the comment!
@maitrishah43223 ай бұрын
Love the recommendations so many books i have loved were mentioned. Would highly recommend Story of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang. It's an incredibly fascinating and mind altering collection of short stories. The titular story actually has a movie adaptation, Arrival, which is stunning as well. There wasn't a single story that didn't blow me away!!
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Love love love the recommendation! Arrival is one of my fave movies, so you are spot on with this one! - jon
@tealorturquoise3 ай бұрын
Cool to see a book about Hawai'i from a Japanese American experience. Wanted to recommend a book called Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Hawai'ian author Kawai Strong Washburn. Its on my tbr so I can't totally vouch for it but its so rare that Pacific Islander authors ever make a list so I had to mention it. There's some magical realism and I believe some Hawai'ian mythology, and well Goodreads has a good blurb on what the book is about for more info.
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Ooo love this recommendation! Looks super interesting! Added to the tbr - hoping to get to it this month too!
@louisity3 ай бұрын
Thanks for introducing Sang Young Park. Some of these books are in my radar. Hello from the Philippines!
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Amazing!! Let us know if you have any suggestions, too. Thanks for joining :)
@SciVerse1113 ай бұрын
I'm so happy to see that you guys supporting Asian books & authors. As an Indian i'm so happy you both have picked 2 books by indian authors. Really hope both of you like those books ❤. I like to recommend one book here it's by an Indian author may be you will like it.'The God Of Small Things' by Arundathi roy.
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation! Loving all the great books mentioned in the comments! Thanks for being a part of our little community!
@SciVerse1113 ай бұрын
@@andtheywerereaders ❤
@ellenmadebookclub3 ай бұрын
Great collection of books! I have a couple of these on my tbr for May and I’m adding a few to the long term lists… Beast of a little land sounds great. (Also a medium-paced girlie 😂 but you sold it well!) Good luck with finals
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad we could offer some good recs!
@tibbarasden3 ай бұрын
I am really interested in several of these. Especially Lonely Castle in the Mirror.
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Enjoy this month’s reading! Lonely castle in the mirror is a lovely read 🫶🏽 -Sierra
@awildernessofbooks3 ай бұрын
This couldn’t have come at a better time! I’ve been on a journey of reading from as many Asian countries as possible. I love getting to know a little more about you guys, good luck with finals! Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is one of my favorite reads this year. Solid recommendation
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Happy we could provide some good recs! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@DogEaredMusings3 ай бұрын
I’ve heard really interesting things about the seven moons!
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Excited to read it! We'll let you know how it is!
@rubymcdime73823 ай бұрын
I loved The Bandit Queens!! I hope you enjoy it :))
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Excited to read it!
@TimeTravelReads3 ай бұрын
I have a couple of children's books on my TBR about Japanese internment.
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Sounds interesting! let us know how they go!
@TimeTravelReads3 ай бұрын
@@andtheywerereaders They were really good. I also just read one on a Jewish doctor who escaped Nazi Germany and founded the Paralympics. It was really good too.
@LibrariesandLattes3 ай бұрын
Love the unhinged energy at the beginning 😂😂 So many here already on my TBR and that I have now added to the list!! Some of my favorites from Asian authors have been Know My Name, Yellowface, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, We Were Dreamers, anything by Jesse Q Sutanto, and Honor! 😊
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Can always count on you for great recs! Appreciate it!
@LibrariesandLattes3 ай бұрын
@@andtheywerereaders you’re so welcome! Love your recs as well! 😊
@josmith59923 ай бұрын
Ooo I like the sound of Goddess of the River, I meant to read Kaikeyi and…forgot, or got distracted, one of those. Enjoy all the books and good luck with the finals Sierra- you’ve got this! 🥇
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
totally relate! sometimes books just get lost haha
@maryw62713 ай бұрын
What a beautiful couple. I love your book reviews.💖
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
couple of friends haha thanks so much!
@maryw62713 ай бұрын
@@andtheywerereaders Oh wow, so sorry! Thought you were a couple. Beautiful friendship. 🥰
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
@@maryw6271 absolutely no worries at all! thank you!!!
@mirrorballmusings3 ай бұрын
epic timing as I am currently putting in alllll the library holds 😁😁
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Haha glad we could be of service 🫡
@awildernessofbooks3 ай бұрын
I DNFd Before the Coffee Gets Cold, but I would recommend Kamogawa Food Detectives for a cozy Japanese translated book
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
*rushes to add to tbr*
@ameliel.37443 ай бұрын
Love the international recommandations! I know you've done a "books by black authors" video but would you consider doing one about african literature specifically? I love discovering authors from different continents (I'm from France). For an other book by a Sri Lankan author, I recommand Funny boy, by Shyam Selvadurai, an autobiographical novel about a gay man growing up in Sri Lanka in the 1980s. I have not read it yet, but I have heard great things about it and I think it will be my next read. I really liked Pachinko and am very intrigued by Beasts of a little land by Juhea Kim. Its paperback version just came out in France so I am thinkng of buying it soon. Always love your vibe, keep it up :)
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Diving into African literature sounds super interesting! We will definitely be on the lookout! If you have any books from African authors you have enjoyed, feel free to let us know! Funny Boy has been on my tbr for a while! Thanks for the reminder! - Jon
@jackiesliterarycorner3 ай бұрын
I decided this month to do AAPI reading for the first since I have books that are from AAPI countries.
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Awesome! We are super excited to do it for the first time as well
@samantharose10013 ай бұрын
love Sierra’s energy in this video 😆
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
haha that finals stress hit hard
@user-ts2yd8pj7c3 ай бұрын
I read Kim Jiyoung in April. Having been born in 1957, I see societal similarities to the 1960/1970's in the US Not as much male centered, resource-wise The themes of the book are universal
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Love that! Cool to add that perspective to it!
@KierTheScrivener3 ай бұрын
If you want other Sri Lankan literature Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan, it is shortlisted for both the Women's Prize and Carol Shields Prize right now and is getting rave reviews. I thought it was a little slow to start but once I got into it. It was amazing and I learned so much!
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Added to the tbr! Thanks for the rec!
@Rykel_R3 ай бұрын
I've just started Tomb Sweeping by Alexandra Chang. It's a collection of short stories that she says employs a storytelling technique called kishontenketsu. It's a Japanese four part structure used in classical & contemporay narration.
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
I just looked it up - the cover got me. It has been added to the tbr - jon
@pamelatarajcak56343 ай бұрын
My favorite author of Asian heritage is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
@azu_rikka3 ай бұрын
I have read "Before we visit the goddess" by her and found it a wholesome read😊
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
We'll have to look into their work! Thanks for the recommendation!
@awildernessofbooks3 ай бұрын
“And we were readers” merch??😅
@andtheywerereaders3 ай бұрын
Ooo noted
@Tristan-L-Space-Books3 ай бұрын
Vaishnavi Patel is such a great author. Kaikeyi so much better than the Greek retellings!