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tcameron85's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Classism, and Dementia
kappafrog's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Racism
Moderate: Dementia, Deportation, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia
Minor: Cursing, Violence, War, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Abandonment, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, and Terminal illness
serendipitysbooks's review
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.25
Thank You, Mr Nixon is a strong short story collection focussing on the Chinese-American experience and relations between Americans and Chinese, beginning with the 1972 visit of President Nixon to China and traversing fifty years including the Hong Kong protests and Covid. The power of this book lies not in any single story - although there are some very good ones- but in the collection as a whole, as the themes repeat and build upon each other. The stories are loosely interconnected mainly through characters - a minor character in one story pops up as the protagonist in a later story. Spotting these connections added an extra element of fun to the reading experience. Themes of national and cultural identity, migration, generational divisions, family, politics, capitalism, cultural differences and misunderstandings are explored with depth, nuance, compassion evenhandedness and sometimes humour. Really glad the #carolshieldsprize longlist put this book on my radar.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
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