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chanmi893's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the creative structure. The pacing was sometimes challenging as it felt like a stream of tween/adolescent consciousness.
m4d3l41ne's review against another edition
5.0
moving, vivid, at times graphic. deals with challenging topics. immersive. first fictional novel I've finished in awhile, I could hardly put it down.
emilygriesenbeck's review against another edition
4.0
Funny story there is another author named Jenny Zhang that was coming out with a book around the same time as this one that also focused on Chinese American/Chinese characters (I now know that one is called Four Treasures of the Sky) that I was really excited to have come out and I saw this book and thought it was that one and bought it but turns out it wasn't and this one was really good anyways.
Loved the stories and characters and wondered a lot if my mother and grandmother would relate to any of the stories shared. I def did
Loved the stories and characters and wondered a lot if my mother and grandmother would relate to any of the stories shared. I def did
danaerinw's review against another edition
2.0
Before I really start this review, I want to get this out of the way first: this book left me frustrated and disappointed.
After reading the first short story, which I enjoyed, I was looking forward to reading the rest of the stories in this book. It quickly became apparent though why We Love Crispina was the first story: it was the strongest and the editor knew that it would be lost if it was placed anywhere else in this book. From there, the language became crude and sexual. This wasn't something that frustrated me, just a warning to other readers. What did frustrate me though was that there was no distinction in the voices of the narrator from story to story. In fact, you could have told me that it was the same girl at different points in her life and I would have believed you.
I finally decided that the only way I was going to finish this book was to put it down and come back to it and read certain stories at specific points. I wish this book could have just focused on Christina, I could have read an entire novel about her and her family.
After reading the first short story, which I enjoyed, I was looking forward to reading the rest of the stories in this book. It quickly became apparent though why We Love Crispina was the first story: it was the strongest and the editor knew that it would be lost if it was placed anywhere else in this book. From there, the language became crude and sexual. This wasn't something that frustrated me, just a warning to other readers. What did frustrate me though was that there was no distinction in the voices of the narrator from story to story. In fact, you could have told me that it was the same girl at different points in her life and I would have believed you.
I finally decided that the only way I was going to finish this book was to put it down and come back to it and read certain stories at specific points. I wish this book could have just focused on Christina, I could have read an entire novel about her and her family.
literaryjunk's review against another edition
3.0
First story was brilliant, hilarious, second one great too - after that they weren't so good and became very samey.
jujipotle's review against another edition
4.0
read a short story for expos freshman year, finished the collection on the flight back home
amymarietruax's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book so much. it's hilarious while also being deeply sad and incredibly evocative of childhood emotions, complex family ties and history, and the kinds of strange friendships we find ourselves in during middle school years. it's also amazingly honest and blunt in a way most books about young girls aren't. I can't recommend it highly enough.
matt_hedgpeth's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5