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Park Avenue
by Renée Ahdieh
Loved this page-turner about a lawyer (Jia Song) drawn into the lives and secrets of the ultra wealthy Park family. Every biological and honorary member of the family has motive for challenging the family fortune and it's up to Jia to uncover the truth about who to trust and how much the family is worth.
There's so much in here about the East Asian immigrant experience -- and the wide variation of it. I was onboard with the first mention of "Korean Korean." Ahdieh unapologetically sprinkles Korean words like gijibae and yuhboh into the book, though towards the end, the Scooby reveal of the caper overtakes the deeper themes on longing.
Vibes: "Fans of Crazy Rich Asians, Schitt's Creek, and White Lotus will get more than their fix of backstabbing and danger." (Kirkus Reviews)
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There's so much in here about the East Asian immigrant experience -- and the wide variation of it. I was onboard with the first mention of "Korean Korean." Ahdieh unapologetically sprinkles Korean words like gijibae and yuhboh into the book, though towards the end, the Scooby reveal of the caper overtakes the deeper themes on longing.
Vibes: "Fans of Crazy Rich Asians, Schitt's Creek, and White Lotus will get more than their fix of backstabbing and danger." (Kirkus Reviews)
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"Don't marry a rich white man, Jia. He'll make it seem like he wants to let you in, make you one of them, but you're never let in. Not really... And my kids?... Who knows if they'll be treated the way their peers are treated, the way they deserve to be treated. That's the part that really gets me...
If I had married Darius, then I would be the one with power. That's always better. I would be the one opening doors for him. No one would look at me as if I'm the one who doesn't belong."