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February Selection
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Monkey King: Journey to the West by Wu Ch'eng-En

Monkey King: Journey to the West

Wu Ch'eng-En

339 pages • first pub 1592 (editions)

fiction classics adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
Crimson Rain Sought Flower by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Crimson Rain Sought Flower

天官赐福 Heaven Official's Blessing #1

Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

628 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Book and the Sword by Jin Yong, Graham Earnshaw

The Book and the Sword

The Book and The Sword

Jin Yong, Graham Earnshaw

536 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark fast-paced
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1 of 2 by Luo Guanzhong, Robert E. Hegel, C.H. Brewitt-Taylor

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1 of 2

The Three Kingdoms (2 volumes) #1

Luo Guanzhong, Robert E. Hegel, C.H. Brewitt-Taylor

690 pages • first pub 1522 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous slow-paced
Shanghai Baby by Zhou Weihui

Shanghai Baby

Zhou Weihui

263 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction romance challenging reflective slow-paced
Du Fu: A Life in Poetry by David Young, Du Fu

Du Fu: A Life in Poetry

David Young, Du Fu

256 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical poetry challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Dem Volke Dienen Roman by Yan Lianke, Ulrich Kautz
Dem Volke Dienen Roman
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Yan Lianke, Ulrich Kautz

Dem Volke Dienen Roman

Yan Lianke, Ulrich Kautz

205 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective medium-paced
Hard Like Water by Yan Lianke

Hard Like Water

Yan Lianke

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Death Notice by Zhou Haohui

Death Notice

Death Notice #1

Zhou Haohui

322 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark tense fast-paced
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon #1

Grace Lin

278 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced