A review by sigigraph
Level Up by Gene Luen Yang

5.0

This book is amazing! It blends funny with serious, such as destiny and broken promises. Everyone has a turning point, in Dennis's case it's all about whether he's going to do what he wants to do, like video games, or what his father told him he had to, be a doctor of gastroenterology, which, humorously enough, Thein Pham couldn't pronounce. He purposely messed it up to mess with Gene Yang though. I went to the book signing since it was close by and i loved american born chinese. They're a really good pair and work well together. Gene is perfectionistic and Thein is there to lose stuff and make stuff less pristine and perfect. If the whole book were up to Gene he would've done it SO much more perfectionistic and you wouldn't have the other qualities. The one that come close to heart and hit home. This is a must read!