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krammedshelf 's review for:
Parachutes
by Kelly Yang
full review can be found on my blog!
Claire and Dani came from different backgrounds which caused them to become each other’s polar opposite. Since the very beginning, I just know Kelly Yang wouldn’t pull the queen bee & sidekick trope—and I’m grateful for it! Often, the queen bee & sidekick trope erases one character and makes them less meaningful. This is not the case of Claire and Dani, because they have their own story to tell and they’re equally important.
Dani De La Cruz is a scholarship student living with her mother in East Covina, California, where she is a part of her school’s debate team and has a big dream to be the first woman in her family to attend university. After school, she works as a maid for her wealthy classmates’ families. Dani is really impressive with her speech and debate, often getting praise from her coach. I adore Dani’s principle and ambition to get into Yale; to always try upholding justice.
Claire Wang comes from a wealthy and privileged family in Shanghai, China. When she arrives as a new parachute in her school, Claire is instantly drawn into a “Crazy Rich Asians” crowd. Here, we get to explore Claire’s personality and character more. Despite the stereotype of rich people often buying their success rather than achieving it, Claire is working very hard to get a good grade. She is against cheating and corruption—even when her parents encourage her to do so.
With the amount of issues Kelly Yang brought to her book, she’s done a great job for not making her readers feel like she shove everything down our throats. Let me tell you something; there are a lot of issues going on in Parachutes that I know high school and college aged readers can relate to. These issues, however, are often overlooked by adults because they normalize them and expect us to do the same—and they will be explored more below. But, before I start, I’m going to list the trigger warnings for Parachutes: rape, sexual harassment, pedophilia, racism and discrimination.
17 May 2020: Kelly Yang, being amazing & brave author, singlehandedly raise awareness about issues adults in every country often ignore. It is hard to read this book, not gonna lie, but I want to personally thank Kelly Yang for using her voice to write this story. RTC!
Claire and Dani came from different backgrounds which caused them to become each other’s polar opposite. Since the very beginning, I just know Kelly Yang wouldn’t pull the queen bee & sidekick trope—and I’m grateful for it! Often, the queen bee & sidekick trope erases one character and makes them less meaningful. This is not the case of Claire and Dani, because they have their own story to tell and they’re equally important.
Dani De La Cruz is a scholarship student living with her mother in East Covina, California, where she is a part of her school’s debate team and has a big dream to be the first woman in her family to attend university. After school, she works as a maid for her wealthy classmates’ families. Dani is really impressive with her speech and debate, often getting praise from her coach. I adore Dani’s principle and ambition to get into Yale; to always try upholding justice.
Claire Wang comes from a wealthy and privileged family in Shanghai, China. When she arrives as a new parachute in her school, Claire is instantly drawn into a “Crazy Rich Asians” crowd. Here, we get to explore Claire’s personality and character more. Despite the stereotype of rich people often buying their success rather than achieving it, Claire is working very hard to get a good grade. She is against cheating and corruption—even when her parents encourage her to do so.
With the amount of issues Kelly Yang brought to her book, she’s done a great job for not making her readers feel like she shove everything down our throats. Let me tell you something; there are a lot of issues going on in Parachutes that I know high school and college aged readers can relate to. These issues, however, are often overlooked by adults because they normalize them and expect us to do the same—and they will be explored more below. But, before I start, I’m going to list the trigger warnings for Parachutes: rape, sexual harassment, pedophilia, racism and discrimination.
17 May 2020: Kelly Yang, being amazing & brave author, singlehandedly raise awareness about issues adults in every country often ignore. It is hard to read this book, not gonna lie, but I want to personally thank Kelly Yang for using her voice to write this story. RTC!