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A review by kolorful_kay_reads
Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
“I imagined our lives together, our buying a house close to my parents, shopping at a Cambo grocery store every week. We would be an openly gay couple in the community, a radical symbol of love for the youth, for anyone who ever thought they had to quit their home, their family, their lives, just to be themselves.”
💭 Have you ever met one of those people - perhaps they're a bit of a #NegativeNancy or consider themselves a pragmatist - and they see the depth of the world in a much different way than most other people? They are likely empaths who are able to see and feel the emotions that float around them? I can't confirm that Anthony was one of those people before his passing last year (the book is published posthumously), but his stories READ like he was. He has a way to make simple words seem like large concepts and to explore characters unlike himself.
❤️ For example, the opening story is my favorite; he tells the experience through the eyes of two teenage girls and their mother. Each girl has a different perception, kindness, and patience with her mother that is so genuine; I actually read that story three times because I enjoyed it so much. It is STUNNING.
View my full review and conversation at KolorfulKayReads on Instagram
🎁 Thank you to my partners at Bibliolifestyle and Ecco Books for getting this notable work into my hands ahead of its release date in exchange for an honest review. It is available to the public this coming Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021.
💭 Have you ever met one of those people - perhaps they're a bit of a #NegativeNancy or consider themselves a pragmatist - and they see the depth of the world in a much different way than most other people? They are likely empaths who are able to see and feel the emotions that float around them? I can't confirm that Anthony was one of those people before his passing last year (the book is published posthumously), but his stories READ like he was. He has a way to make simple words seem like large concepts and to explore characters unlike himself.
❤️ For example, the opening story is my favorite; he tells the experience through the eyes of two teenage girls and their mother. Each girl has a different perception, kindness, and patience with her mother that is so genuine; I actually read that story three times because I enjoyed it so much. It is STUNNING.
View my full review and conversation at KolorfulKayReads on Instagram
🎁 Thank you to my partners at Bibliolifestyle and Ecco Books for getting this notable work into my hands ahead of its release date in exchange for an honest review. It is available to the public this coming Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021.