#If You Still Recognise Me

[isakyki]

queer books just heal something in me every time i read them, especially sapphic books they always hit different

#the only media i want to consume these days #i kissed shara wheeler #if you still recognise me #late to the party #she drives me crazy #one last stop #the seven husbands of evelyn hugo

[the-final-sentence]

The future is wide and glittering, and I’m taking Joan with me into it.

Cynthia So, from If You Still Recognise Me

#if you still Recognise me #Cynthia so

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

Quick Review: If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So Rating: 4/5

A sweet book about love, friendship, fandom and balancing identities. I especially loved learning a little about lesbian culture in Hong Kong through Joan's recollections of her time at school. It touches on some important topics and tackles some complex issues with care but mostly it's just a nice read. I'll be interested to see what Cynthia So writes next!

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[libraryleopard]

If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So

I wonder how adults learn to live with this feeling that the past is always growing bigger, that you’re always losing more of yourself to it.

I take no credit for any photos

#one of the best a contemporary books i've read in a while! #no clue why the library i have libby through had an ebook of the uk edition since it's not out in the us yet #but now i can recommend it to people in advance of its release here #cynthia so #if you still recognise me #if you still recognize me #yalitedit #litedit #quietya #mine #my edits #lulu speaks #lulu reads #lulu reads if you still recognise me

[enfinizatics]

finished another queer book written by a queer poc!! it was an absolutely delightful read and it gave me so much hope and closure and god, why didn’t i read it sooner!!!

#didn’t give 5 stars only bc i don’t really like 1st person pov but tbh it was really well written!! #i love how realistic it was #with the fandom stuff #and internet best friends #and queer community #i loooooooved it #if you still recognise me #cynthia so #book review #bookblr #queer #queer books #queer book #lgbtq community #lgbt #gay books #lgbt books #wlw books #moira reads

[sapphic-book-tournament]

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[ilyville]

"...she speaks with the surety of the sun. She moves differently too, again like the sun, with its broad sweep of light over the land."

~ Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

Made a shitty little image collage of this book in honour of Elsie Lo

#if you still recognise me #cynthia so #bookworm #book #bookblr #lgbtq #wlw #wlw books

[lgbtqreads]

Happy Bi Visibility Day 2022!

Happy Bi Visibility Day 2022!

Please note that this post only includes titles etc. not included in earlier Bi Visibility Day posts. (Exception made for books posted without a cover last year or whose pub dates significantly changed since last posting.) For even more bi goodness, make sure to check earlier Bi Visibility Day posts!  Books to Buy Now Middle Grade The Trouble with Robots by Michelle Mohrweis Eighth-graders Evelyn…

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[overthinking-snail]

I just finished "if you still recognise me" by Cynthia so and wow! it was such a good book, it's so underrated and deserves so much more recognition

#if you still recognise me #Cynthia so #fyn does the talking #a formal recommendation to everyone

[aroaessidhe]

If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So is great for fans of Hating The White Guy Fandom Is Always Obsessed With

#if you still recognise me #laya talks

[nataliekabra]

this is the gayest my cr has been in my whole life courtesy of me wanting to read romance but getting bored the minute they get together at the 60-ish per cent mark like clockwork 💀

#never ever getting back together #girlfriend material #if you still recognise me #endgame #afterlove

[sapphiclitarchive]

If You Still Recognize Me by Cynthia So

Just a few minutes ago, I finished reading If You Still Recognize Me by Cynthia So and I ran here immediately to rave about it because I need more people to pick up this wonderful book!

Summary: 

Elsie is a bisexual lover of comics who is trying to win over her fandom crush during the summer before she heads off to university. At the same time, she is surprised by an old childhood friend who moved back to England from Hong Kong, having grown into herself as a handsome tomboy lesbian. Elsie and her friends spend the summer on a queer adventure while she puzzles together the family drama that led to her and her immediate family not returning to Hong Kong to visit her grandparents for 8 years. 

Thoughts: 

This book hit so many marks for me! Our protagonist, Elsie, is proudly bisexual and deeply cherishes queerness. Our love interest, Joan, is a tomboy lesbian, and is labeled as such in-text!! The novel even uses the word lesbian a whopping 7 times, which is such a major victory when so many sapphic novels balk at the word! Also the presence of a masculine lesbian character in a sapphic novel was incredible to see!!! Truly a rare win! I also adored the character’s love of fandom spaces and fan fiction as a means to explore queerness and find community. The presence of queer elders in this novel was also such a joy. Finally, Elsie’s family, both immediate and extended, brought so much life and depth to this novel. I can’t say too much more without spoiling it. 

Anything I disliked?

Nothing major! If I could change anything I would use the word lesbian a bit more for Joan but honestly that’s probably just me being greedy! For reference, the word “queer” appears 44 times and “gay” appears 50 times. However, these are both umbrella terms so it isn’t entirely unsurprising! 

Final Thoughts:

I REALLY JUST WANT EVERYONE TO READ THIS BOOK!!!!!! IT IS SUCH A STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#sapphic literature #sapphic books #bisexual character #lesbian character #Tomboy lesbian #asian characters #ya #ya books #debut novel #if you still recognise me #if you still recognize me #cynthia so

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

JOMP BPC - October 9th - You Reading

feat. If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So 🧡

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[libraryleopard]

Young adult contemporary coming-of-age novel

During the summer before her first year of university, a girl finds herself torn between her online crush and a childhood friend she reunites with

Explores queer friendships, complicated families, & online fandoms

Would recommend to fans of Alice Oseman

Chinese British, bisexual main character; butch lesbian Chinese British love interest; Black lesbian side character; gay ace side character; questioning Indian British side charactetr; F/F romance

#i loved this so much!! #very accurate portrayal of online fandoms #also loved the stuff about queer friendships/role models #and it was nice to see butch lesbian representation in a YA novel since there isn't a lot #just a very sweet and readable book #for some reason i was able to read an ebook of the UK edition through a library #but it's been released in the us with a different cover as well now #if you still recognise me #books #cynthia so #lulu speaks #lulu reads #lulu reads if you still recognise me #2023 reads

[greencarnation]

absolutely criminal that for a book based heavily around fandom culture and fanfiction nobodies written any. i would like to get right on that. until then if anyone else likes if you still recognise me by cynthia so PLEASE message me i just finished it and holy shit !!

#if you still recognise me #cynthia so #listen. i read this whole thing in 1 sitting #i haven't done that since hani & ishu #it's so fucking cute and so fucking queer #please read it

[aspeccharactersoftheday]

Felix from If You Still Recognise Me is questioning asexual!

#felix #if you still recognise me #canon aspec #asexual #questioning asexual