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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
emotional
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:
Complicated
Another surreal G.N. Yang read that conveys a lot about social and familial pressures. A young man works through grief complicated by his father’s expectations about his future as a doctor which conflicts with his love of gaming. I wouldn’t say I loved this, but I didn’t dislike it either. It was interesting, and I liked the coloring style.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment
Parental guilt
hopeful
reflective
fast-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
This book was even better the second time around. So glad I invested in my own copy this time, too.
lighthearted
fast-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:
N/A
This was really interesting and funny. And a little sad at times.
Despite the Game Boy cover art, video games are not the main focus of this comic. Instead, they're a clear influence in the artwork and the structure of the story, but the main theme is more about the struggle to figure out what path in life will make you happy and reconcile that with what your parents and family desire for you.
This explores the question of what it means to live up to someone's expectations - in this case, Dennis' father has always expected that Dennis will go to medical school, despite Dennis' interest in and talent for playing video games. After his father dies, Dennis finds himself haunted by four cherubic angels that he remembers from a greeting card his father gave him in middle school. The angels want to keep him on the path to medical school and a career as a doctor in a specialized field of medicine. Will Dennis be able to do what they want?
This explores the question of what it means to live up to someone's expectations - in this case, Dennis' father has always expected that Dennis will go to medical school, despite Dennis' interest in and talent for playing video games. After his father dies, Dennis finds himself haunted by four cherubic angels that he remembers from a greeting card his father gave him in middle school. The angels want to keep him on the path to medical school and a career as a doctor in a specialized field of medicine. Will Dennis be able to do what they want?
I was surprised by this! IDK, I thought it was going to be Scott Pilgrimy or something but it was very simple and moving and made me want to call my parents and thank them for their parental sacrifices. THANKS PARENTS.
Gene Luen Yang is a wonderful story teller and I have enjoyed everything he has ever written. This is no exception. Thoroughly enjoyed this collaboration!!
I got this from the man himself at the ALA conference. I really like Gene Luen Yang's work, and this was no different. I really liked that the character didn't completely abandon either his own desires or his father's desires. He managed to find a happy medium and make his own destiny that he was happy with. I really liked that he was his own person without being disrespectful. I also really liked that one of his friends in medschool commented on his actions in a negative light, because it highlighted how her cultural upbringing was so different from his where he was taught to respect and obey his elders instead of doing his own thing, yet he somehow managed to find a balance. It was really cute, okay?