A review by braveprincess11
The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin Chong

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Though I’m not sure I fully understood it, I had a great time reading this & I’m blown away by Kevin Chong’s ability to balance so many layers of metafiction 

As always, check content warnings before reading 💛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Child abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Body horror and Bullying

Things that I’d consider content warnings that aren’t available as tags: Graphic child neglect Without spoilers: The moderate kidnapping tag is for a situation entered by the child’s own will, in which he is technically free to leave at any time, but chooses not to for fear of the unknown. Though he chooses to enter the situation, and not to leave, this situation would legally be considered kidnapping.