A review by himpersonal
What We Kept to Ourselves by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a surprising story. So many internal struggles. Too many people trying to survive in the US, where dreams are made and dreams also die.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism