A review by mimosaeyes
The Unpassing by Chia-Chia Lin

4.0

A poignant, emotively-written story about the American Dream and notions of masculinity. Lin wrings a lot of mileage out of Gavin's perspective, as events unfold murkily or obliquely through his ten-year-old eyes. I'm not very fond of the way the family's plight gets resolved - hence, my rating is more like 3.5 stars - but the novel ends on a nicely balanced final image, speaking to the lasting impact of struggle on immigrants.