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roeckitcody's review against another edition
This was *great*. Sometimes even I struggled with the format of this book - but I love script format and couldn't have seen this book be done in any other way. By the end I was fully invested
yaya_reads10's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
mschene's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ashaejo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The energy of this book ebbed and flowed for me - I think the main characters’ mother stories were developed so well, but the rest of the stories fell a bit short and I did not connect with it as strongly.
As one other reviewer put it…this is a novel, written like a screen play, that you read like poetry.
A creatively written book about the Asian experience in America - and I definitely related to some of the Chinese American aspects - but, it does have some interesting takes of comparison to the Black experience that are minimizing and questionable.
As one other reviewer put it…this is a novel, written like a screen play, that you read like poetry.
A creatively written book about the Asian experience in America - and I definitely related to some of the Chinese American aspects - but, it does have some interesting takes of comparison to the Black experience that are minimizing and questionable.
dolce_mh's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
chloexcoy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
zuomiriam's review against another edition
5.0
Really impressive execution; straddles the line between fiction and social commentary (if there is a line) in a way that powerfully examines what it means to be Asian in America.