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A review by amandalorianxo
The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
3.75
Alf (the cute bulldog pictured at the bottom) does not die ! Yay.
This is a story about three brothers, William aka Dagou, Ming and James. We recently find out that their mom Winnie, has left their dad Leo and is living with a bunch of other women in a Buddhist centered community home. Unfortunately, James is traveling during the winter- post a successful first semester from his freshman year of college. I say this is unfortunate because over the next two ish years of his life, the Chao family will be going through a lot. This is definitely a family drama impacted by a lot of variables going on and while the ending & twist surprised me, I lowkey might have been putting my expectations on high for this one. While this is a good book & the pacing wasn’t terrible, this could have used less time jumps.
This is a story about three brothers, William aka Dagou, Ming and James. We recently find out that their mom Winnie, has left their dad Leo and is living with a bunch of other women in a Buddhist centered community home. Unfortunately, James is traveling during the winter- post a successful first semester from his freshman year of college. I say this is unfortunate because over the next two ish years of his life, the Chao family will be going through a lot. This is definitely a family drama impacted by a lot of variables going on and while the ending & twist surprised me, I lowkey might have been putting my expectations on high for this one. While this is a good book & the pacing wasn’t terrible, this could have used less time jumps.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and Death