A review by akilguru17
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Absolutely formative to my younger self, and on revisiting it for teaching purposes this year, I found it possibly even more packed with meaning. The commentary is evergreen, the mythology is tasteful, and the art is fabulously expressive. The aggressively stereotyped cousin is an example of such imagery being vital to the book's existence, and while it's hard to read, it's completely earned. If this book is being taken up as instructional material in middle and high schools, I can only see this as a good thing.
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