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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The format does something to give this book a unique narrative voice. While quiet and reflective, the book is so beautifully written, the plot settles in with familiarity. This feels like autofiction.
Some of my favorite quotes:
Some of my favorite quotes:
There is a Cantonese saying my dad liked—I think he wrote it himself. He said: Before age forty, we use our health to make money. But after forty, money can’t buy back our health.
That must have been hard for you, not having him around.
Twenty-one days after my dad died, a bird perched on the railing of my balcony. It was brown. It stayed there for a long time.
Hi dad, I said. Thanks for checking up on me.
Dad, what’s your favorite color? my sister asked a few minutes later.
Brown, my dad said, eyes still closed.
My sister and I looked at each other, eyebrows raised. Later my sister said, Who says their favorite color is brown?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Miscarriage
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