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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
I read another review on Goodreads about this book falling into clichés and stereotypes. Which I think is kind of accurate. There is the Asian guy who is maybe trying to escape his own race by pursuing white women. There is his super-intellectual girlfriend. Snotty art punk. And raging, but hilarious, lesbian BFF. They are, to some extent, caricatures. But where I think he missed the point is in the poignancy. Agreed, it does get a little heavy-handed, a little Crash-y, when talking about race and making race its focus. But it also deals with race through the lens of these people's relationships, and in doing that actually succeeds in its intentions. It points out the hypocrisies of gender (i.e., it's always OK for men to do what they want sexually, but not for women.) I think it also succeeds in pointing out how all races, not just Asian-Americans, deal with cultural awareness and sensitivities.
Plus it has a great line that goes something like, "I didn't know they had affirmative action in fashion school."
Plus it has a great line that goes something like, "I didn't know they had affirmative action in fashion school."
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked the art style and the exploration of a relationship breaking down, but why was Ben so awful?!
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not sure how dad found this for family book club lol but it was a nice quick read, a fun change of pace to read a graphic novel. I liked the art and the writing I think but the story wasn’t too compelling and the main character was just too much of a jerk for me to like him or understand what the point was anyway.
funny
reflective
fast-paced
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(Lina Lamont voice) I can’t stand him!
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes