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The Takedown by Lily Chu

5 reviews

taylor_perry's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

3.75

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gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.75

I love Lily Chu's books. She writes compelling and driven characters that learn and grow by overcoming personal challenges through out the book. On top of the well written characters each of the couples feel real and different from one another. In this case Dee and Teddy had me giggling at how adorable and dorky the two were together.
They were so sweet and loving to each other, even when they make mistakes you can see how they love each other.

Lily Chu also has an amazing way of dealing with common mental and societal issues. For this book toxic positivity and both diversity and change in the workplace. I thought these issues were really well done and brought them to the reader's mind. It makes you think how you are involved with these issues and what you can do to help.

I cannot wait for her next book. Lily Chu is an auto buy author at this point.
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actualbookstoregoblin's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Read this if you like trivia games, attractive men, Project Runway, and confronting harsh realities about yourself and others while slowly slipping into an identity crisis. 

Okay but really I straight up loved this book and it’s surprisingly fun in its thoughtfulness.

At first I was really put off by Dee’s toxic positivity. Luckily, the allure of Questie pulled me in long enough to realize that was the point. Dee’s character development serves as an excellent and approachable broach of tough topics while still being a joy to read. 
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jessikalange's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed a lot of the book.
 Teddy is likeable and charming. I just didn't understand why Dee was taking everything so personally. I get we should be advocates but she was about ready to lie, cheat, blackmail her way into exposing Michael... but why? For principal? 
I still enjoyed the book though. If you like the other books, you'll find this book entertaining. Phillipa Soo is excellent too. 
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javafenn's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love Lily Chu! And Philippa Soo is an excellent narrator. Dee Kwan is exactly what her parents want her to be but very quickly her mother’s always positive (no matter how bad things are) attitude starts eating away at her. Her mother is white and her grandmother is too plus grandma is racist! Add to it Dee’s sister is married to a woman and has children. This all comes to a head when Dee not only loses her job but is told her parents and grandmother will be moving in with her to help grandma out after an illness. They all live in Dee’s childhood home her parents gave her. It’s a lot! Dee’s father teaches Dee how to love her mother, love her grandmother, and love herself through his own love and acceptance of a mother-in-law who has been vile towards him. Dee also meets Teddy through a fun game she plays around the city. Turns out Teddy isn’t just hot, he works for his dad’s company that Dee was hired to come in and assess diversity for. They fall in love and try to take down the people at Teddy’s company who are running it into the ground with bad ethics. This was a fun and easy listen plus she more formally blended her other books! That was so beautiful! So give it a listen! 
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