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A review by enterprisingyoungman
A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua
5.0
An excellently written novel about the immigrant experience!
I especially loved the specific references that I understood as
A) a Taiwanese American
B) a Cal student
C) a Cupertino native, born & raised
D) a queer Asian
There's nothing like singing a Mandarin nursery rhyme that you learned as a kid, commiserating with the hike up to Soda hall, and laughing at the "prep school" culture of Silicon Valley Asian Americans while following the excitingly convoluted plot, elegantly written, and with whole, rounded characters, each with their own flavor.
Bonus points for gaysian content!
I especially loved the specific references that I understood as
A) a Taiwanese American
B) a Cal student
C) a Cupertino native, born & raised
D) a queer Asian
There's nothing like singing a Mandarin nursery rhyme that you learned as a kid, commiserating with the hike up to Soda hall, and laughing at the "prep school" culture of Silicon Valley Asian Americans while following the excitingly convoluted plot, elegantly written, and with whole, rounded characters, each with their own flavor.
Bonus points for gaysian content!