A ton of amazing books this year. Bur here are some of my best readings :)

This might be a bit niche…ish, but if you happen to be writing anything, but you must deal with a publisher, editor, supervisor, or any other scary intellectual figure, then you'll see yourself in Tom Gauld's work, 100%. You'll love it and gasp at how accurately your life (and project) is portrayed in these cartoons.

This is a wholesome short story collection in which elderly women challenge the meaning and perceptions of being "old" by societal standards with a spark of sassiness and maturity. I'm a 32-year-old man and believe me, I felt seen in some of the stories. It was easy to relate.

Such an emotional ride here. This memoir is intimate, raw, and sincere. After losing her mother from cancer, Michelle Zauner tells us her story about moving on in life by trying to embrace and reconcile her American and Korean cultures.

These 12 short stories conceive the concepts of “tradition” and “normality” as just another expression of “madness.” Quirky and bizarre, and I loved it.

Miyazaki 👏on 👏 paper 👏. A delightfully simple yet emotional story about a prince trying to save his people from starvation. If you don't know Miyazaki yet, I envy you; you're about to discover one of the greatest Japanese storytellers ever (in my humble opinion). If you know Miyazaki, I know you're about to get this manga. An instant classic.

A cutthroat title for a hard-hitting memoir that takes courage to tell. I didn’t watch Jennette McCurdy’s shows, but that didn’t stop me from feeling her emotions and empathizing with her story. A story about healing by voicing out the abuses endured by and for her mother in plain sight while nobody noticed it.

Trigger warnings for eating disorders, child abuse, and drugs and alcohol addictions.

Normal people meets Ready Player One. This contemporary fiction blew me away. Characters that go from acquaintances to fake friends then to friends, best friends, and just to turn into colleagues, almost lovers, but never quite there. In all their forms, they will try to make the best out of their complicated life while managing a video game company.