Hey, loves! Okay, today we are announcing our May pick for the #DragonsAndTeaBookClub! The month of May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month here in the US, and you all knew that me and Amy weren’t going to sleep on that! So, next month’s book is by a Korean author, who I would give my life for. And this is a story celebrating Korean mythology and we cannot wait to pick this up and hopefully love it all with you! 💗
And we hope that you all will join us in our Goodreads Group, too! 🐉☕
But we also will be celebrating and talking with you all on Twitter and Instagram using the (hashtag) #DragonsAndTeaBookClub!
But without further ado, our May pick is:
➽ The Dates & Breakdown:
May 13th – Chapters 1 – 7
May 14th – Chapters 8 – 14
May 15th – Chapters 15 – 22
May 16th – Chapters 23 – 28
May 17th – Chapters 29 – End
➽ Content and Trigger Warnings:
I couldn’t find any! But here are some amazing reviews:
Rincey
Monty
Isis
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I’m so glad you’re reading this! I read it in February and loved it. But a note: as far as I know, Yoon Ha Lee isn’t non-binary but a trans man.
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I can’t wait for this one! You know, I always thought/said that, too. But when I went to confirm for this blog post, I kept seeing things that lead me to believe they are non-binary! So, I just thought it was a safer *blanket* term, but if you find something that says otherwise (not wiki), please, please, please send it my way, sweetheart! I would be more than happy to change it! Also, I hope you’re having the happiest of reading! 💖xx
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He’s not non-binary, he’s been open about being a trans man on his dreamwidth, but I can’t find the specific posts right now. But there’s a quote from this interview:
http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/03/exclusive-interview-yoon-ha-lee-operation-arcana-story-graphology-hemorrhage/
“I’m also trans, identifying as male, and I’m queer.”
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(And obv I’m never going to police people’s gender or sexuality) but this was 2015, this article in 2017 was why I started feeling unsure what to use. But again, I’d love your opinion after reading this: https://yhlee.dreamwidth.org/2379097.html
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I had read that (I’ve been following him for a while) and I hope I’m not making a colossal mistake but that strikes me as “I don’t want to out myself or refer myself as a woman” more than “I’m non-binary”? Because he has talked a lot about how his portrayal of Brezan as a trans man in Raven Stratagem meant to him, and because he has never used the term non-binary for himself as far as I know, it doesn’t feel right to me to use it for him unless he asks people to?
And his official bio on Raven Stratagem still uses he/him pronouns (2017)
Also I’m sorry if the previous comment came across as rude, I wrote it in a hurry from my tablet
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No, you’re fine! I’m at work myself, Hahahaha. But I just took it all out, and I appreciate your time. I think I was just overly paranoid to give them/him a title he/they were resentful having to come out as? I never want to hurt people, and again, I know how fluid sexuality and gender can be. But thank you, and I appreciate you.
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That makes sense, it can be read that way and I wouldn’t want to hurt anyone either.
Anyway, thank you for your time, and I hope you enjoy Dragon Pearl!
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(And the bio from my ARC copy of Revenant Gun also still uses he/him pronouns)
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(And if that last link doesn’t work… here is the twitter post: https://twitter.com/motomaratai/status/902699060414611461?s=21)
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I’ll be interested to hear what y’all think! I wasn’t a fan of Yoon Ha Lee’s adult books, but I love the Rick Riordan Presents imprint.
Also, sorry if you’re seeing a notification for me following you, while reading this post I must have accidentally unfollowed you somehow, lol. I swear I’m not only *just now* following you!
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oh my god IM TOTALLY GOING TO READ THIS IM SO HYPED
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I’m so in next month!
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HOPEFULLY I can finally participate, especially since this one looks really good! Great pick!
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So excited to be joining you ladies. Placed my order for the book last evening. Can’t wait for May to be here.
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