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A review by dingokitty14
Chasing Pacquiao by Rod Pulido
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
The queer Filipinx coming-of-age story we all deserve! The characters are so lovable and I felt the Pinoy community was so well represented. Also, I legit cried when I read that this book was written by a Filipino dad for his gay son, we don’t have enough Filipino men who love and support their queer kids so for that alone this book is always going to have a very special place in my heart!!! Two reasons why this didn’t get 5 stars:
1) The author explains Filipino culture to the audience every now and then and I wish he chose not to because it took me out of the story and google exists, let people educate themselves.
2) At times the high schoolers felt more like middle schoolers and/or more like this is what parents think their kids are like rather than how kids actually are. However, despite that, they were really loveable and fully-fleshed out.
1) The author explains Filipino culture to the audience every now and then and I wish he chose not to because it took me out of the story and google exists, let people educate themselves.
2) At times the high schoolers felt more like middle schoolers and/or more like this is what parents think their kids are like rather than how kids actually are. However, despite that, they were really loveable and fully-fleshed out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Homophobia, Sexism, and Violence