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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love that I simultaneously read and listened to this one and I feel like the narrator lent more to the book than I would have expected.
I knew this book would hit me right in the feels but I thought I was going to escape it when I was through the first third. I was not. I was crying through the last quarter and wanted to curl up with it and not put it down yet.
"She couldn't put into words why she had gathered these photos together, but she could feel it in her bones: a hot and restless urge to look - and, by looking, to know."
Lily is desperate to see herself somewhere and once she finally did, the questions and longing with acceptance and moving forward was so raw and vulnerable and everything I wish I'd read sooner.
“Haven’t you ever wondered what it would be like to have nothing keeping you attached to the ground?”
The sense of self and discovery from Lilys story throughout was real and raw and honest.
“She’s having a hard time right now because you’re not what she expected. But we’re never what our parents expected. They have to learn that lesson.”- Gut punch.
I knew this book would hit me right in the feels but I thought I was going to escape it when I was through the first third. I was not. I was crying through the last quarter and wanted to curl up with it and not put it down yet.
"She couldn't put into words why she had gathered these photos together, but she could feel it in her bones: a hot and restless urge to look - and, by looking, to know."
Lily is desperate to see herself somewhere and once she finally did, the questions and longing with acceptance and moving forward was so raw and vulnerable and everything I wish I'd read sooner.
“Haven’t you ever wondered what it would be like to have nothing keeping you attached to the ground?”
The sense of self and discovery from Lilys story throughout was real and raw and honest.
“She’s having a hard time right now because you’re not what she expected. But we’re never what our parents expected. They have to learn that lesson.”- Gut punch.
emotional
sad
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:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
devastating luv
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
Had me by the throat! I was so worried for Lily and by the end I'm still worried for her but its okay, everything will be okay! Great insights into the history of Chinatown in San Francisco and its residents as well as the queer history there!
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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:
Complicated
The ending? Heartbreaking but also hopeful. Omg such a good read!
This book made me stop and really appreciate the world I live in now. You can tell how much love, work, and research went into this story.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I would have given this book 5 stars, if the scale was based off how boring a book was.
There wasn’t a single part of this book or a single character I found intriguing. The majority of this book consisted of pages and pages of irrelevant details. Do I really need a 3 page description of the characters’ lunches and pageant dresses? It added nothing to the story (if I can really call it that) except for more words. Not to mention there was absolutely no depth to the plot or the characters.
And then the flashbacks to the parents’ story and perspective? I could barely get through it. And it was so insignificant and mind-numbing??? I would have rather taken a nap.
Ugh.
There wasn’t a single part of this book or a single character I found intriguing. The majority of this book consisted of pages and pages of irrelevant details. Do I really need a 3 page description of the characters’ lunches and pageant dresses? It added nothing to the story (if I can really call it that) except for more words. Not to mention there was absolutely no depth to the plot or the characters.
And then the flashbacks to the parents’ story and perspective? I could barely get through it. And it was so insignificant and mind-numbing??? I would have rather taken a nap.
Ugh.