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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Re-read : Feb ‘24 - I am not as enamored with this book as I was last year. There were some touching moments that reminded me of my own immigrant parents in addition to my relationship with my first generation American feelings vs my relationship with my parents. If this wasn’t so disjointed with the timeline - I think I would have been ok but the way Oliver feels about Tammy was not … sitting right with me. The ending still tore me apart.
I loved this book so much ! The late 90’s Chinese immigrant experience is told from two POV’s - the father Tony (which he rarely hear from) and his 9 year old daughter Tammy. Oliver is another POV who gets entangled with Tammy later on when she is older. But I was so attached to Tony & Tammy, the ending was quietly powerful.
I loved this book so much ! The late 90’s Chinese immigrant experience is told from two POV’s - the father Tony (which he rarely hear from) and his 9 year old daughter Tammy. Oliver is another POV who gets entangled with Tammy later on when she is older. But I was so attached to Tony & Tammy, the ending was quietly powerful.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: Death, Abandonment, and Sexual content
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