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Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
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It's a story about a daughter that is being set up for a blind date by her mother on a dating app. Accidentally killing this supposed guy. The story takes u to an adventure of how four aunties helped their niece/daughter to hide the body.
Let's talk about the Asian representation (Indo-Mandarin) here and how accurately depicted it is in forms of culture, language, supertitions and many more. I immediately recognized every asian slang and supertitions there is. Words like kay poh, knock on wood and cutting up fruits for families are so familiar to the Bruneian culture too π§π³
I love the 4 aunties and my fav is Big Aunt for her authoritative figure and Fourth Aunt for being the drama queen that she is.
SPOILER ALERT
My fav parts:
1. Ma worrying about serving fruits to the elders instead of the dead body π₯π₯
2. The Nathan-Jake realization (the setan part- I LMAOed hard) πΉ
3. The constant family rivalry
It's a bit unrealistic with lots of plot twists but its tolerable. The author also did a good job explaining every asian culture, superstitions so that other readers are able to understand too. Would make a great movie!
It's a story about a daughter that is being set up for a blind date by her mother on a dating app. Accidentally killing this supposed guy. The story takes u to an adventure of how four aunties helped their niece/daughter to hide the body.
Let's talk about the Asian representation (Indo-Mandarin) here and how accurately depicted it is in forms of culture, language, supertitions and many more. I immediately recognized every asian slang and supertitions there is. Words like kay poh, knock on wood and cutting up fruits for families are so familiar to the Bruneian culture too π§π³
I love the 4 aunties and my fav is Big Aunt for her authoritative figure and Fourth Aunt for being the drama queen that she is.
SPOILER ALERT
My fav parts:
1. Ma worrying about serving fruits to the elders instead of the dead body π₯π₯
2. The Nathan-Jake realization (the setan part- I LMAOed hard) πΉ
3. The constant family rivalry
It's a bit unrealistic with lots of plot twists but its tolerable. The author also did a good job explaining every asian culture, superstitions so that other readers are able to understand too. Would make a great movie!