"Poignant, like an arrow piercing one’s heart."

Louise Meriwether

"Rich in bemused characters and wonderfully skewed imagery (“Miss Lily had hazel eyes and long wavy hair the color of straw. To Grandfather she was as exotic as a ceiling fan”), the best of Ms. Chin’s stories recall the short fiction of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie or Yiyun Li."

Anna Mundow, Wall Street Journal

"A haunting, surprising, and rebellious collection that contains multitudes."

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 Kirkus, starred review

"Fourteen short stories intertwine in Chin’s beautiful, visceral collection. ... [T]ogether, they powerfully call into question what it means to be free."

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Publishers Weekly

"YZ Chin’s tender and furious debut, Though I Get Home, is a long gaze into a black sky; her characters are defiant enough to find light."

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Catherine Lacey, author of Biography of X

"Sharp as an old wound that never heals, these linked stories remind us afresh of what it takes to survive in a brutal, racially fraught society."

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Shirley Geok-lin Lim, author of Among the White Moon Faces 

"No doubt many readers will describe YZ Chin’s Though I Get Home as news from another world—with much to teach us about what may be unfamiliar to us. But the true gift of Chin’s collection is the way it reminds us that much of what may initially seem unfamiliar is actually shared. Don’t we all want to know who we are and what we are capable of? Don’t we all want to matter, to be seen, to be heard? Aren’t we all capable of desperate measures to achieve those desires? So by all means read YZ Chin’s book to expand your understanding of the world, but don’t be surprised when along the way you discover more about yourself than you bargained for."

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Karen Shepard, author of Kiss Me Someone

"YZ Chin's debut short story collection Though I Get Home will make you feel as if you're in Malaysia, with Chin's atmospheric writing and rich descriptions of the country and its culture. [...] Not only is the writing fascinating and immersive, but also this collection will bring Malaysia's social and political scenes to life in your mind."

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Jarry Lee, Buzzfeed

"Do yourself a favor and let YZ Chin take you on a journey through Malaysia. Though I Get Home, a collection of linked stories about a girl held prisoner in a detention camp, is highly rewarding."​

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HelloGiggles

"YZ Chin's linked story collection, Though I Get Home, while geographically set in Malaysia, is a universal tale of just how connected we all are. [...] How the small becomes big, and the big falls apart, are recurring themes in these quick chapters. If you like people watching, you'll love how deeply developed, relatable, and approachable Chin's characters are. She creates a world to dive into and get lost in, but then kindly takes your hand and leads you right back home."​

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BUST

"Riveting debut."

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Cassius

"Written in a style which is sensitive to both the brutality of oppression and the lyricism of art that seeks to transcend social conditions, these stories offer an uncanny perspective into the faultlines of Malaysian society while escaping the labels of realism and allegory."​

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Singapore Unbound

"Poignant and striking, each story in YZ Chin’s elegant debut will change you in some small way."​

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Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Look Both Ways

"YZ’s skilled weavings of poetic language and unwavering tenderness render a moving portrait of characters caught up in changing, challenging circumstances, and their cemented wills and steadfast grit become hallmarks in the power of storytelling, and the power of movement."​

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M. Sipin, editor-in-chief, TAYO magazine

"Here are ordinary people in all their oddities, trying to make sense of and make decisions in a world that is changing on many dimensions. They are not glamorous, the picture painted is not flattering, and in this there is something fresh and refreshing about Chin’s writing."​

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