Recommendation: If you enjoy contemporary poetry that explores personal struggles and failures with wit and honesty, footnotes on falling is a must-read. Joshua Ip's writing style is both accessible and sophisticated. The book's unique voice and Asian perspective set it apart from other poetry collections.

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Footnotes on Falling is a collection of 44 poems about sub-optimal life choices. The poems constantly laugh at themselves because they are polite, and Asian. They shuffle their feet sideways while declining eye contact. They indulge in wordplay because it gives them something to do with their fingers. They prefer to be read out but also prefer that this be done in private. They secretly would like you to bring them home.

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