A review by notlikethebeer
Stay True by Hua Hsu

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

There is so much I want to say about this book, and so little that does not sound trite. In thinking about Ken, I am reminded of the quote "to know him is to love him" - and to get to know him, through Hua Hsu's words, is to love him also. This is a coming-of-age memoir of two lines, where one line is cut off without warning, and the other is left to continue. Interspersed not just with photography, but also with reflections on history, memory, and friendship itself - what is a friend? what is history? can we ever know what we are or were to others? - this is a truly incredible novel.
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