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My Father, the Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang

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entropyseeker's review

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

Love finding content about SEAA people. A book that interweaves past and present through two perspectives, sometimes awkwardly written but overall it got me to cry a little in a boba shop

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mandajane85's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

yosimtt's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

reutermiriam's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a tough but insightful read, I learned and questioned a lot.

avue's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Tem esta capa linda que faz lembrar uma BD e a catalogação de 'coming of age', young adult... Só que não é pêra doce. Jane nasceu na América, filha de refugiados vietnamitas, mas a mãe saiu de casa há 4 anos e nunca mais disse nada, enquanto o pai não tolera um erro, uma distração ou esquecimento e tem pavio muito curto. Ela estuda e trabalha, enquanto tenta proteger o irmão Paul e sonha com a ida para a faculdade. Assistimos à sua luta interior com a herança vietnamita e com a violência do pai, que ela tenta compreender e justificar com a história, que conhecemos em capítulos alternados, da sua fuga de Da Nang e chegada à América. Nós só conseguimos condenar o que nos parece violência, abuso... Mas a tentativa desta miúda de perceber o pai, conhecer a família, compreender porque a mãe teve que partir... É de partir o coração.