A review by greywuren
American Panda by Gloria Chao

2.0

I haven't read a proper young adult novel in a long time and I have to admit, this writing style was not for me at all. I found myself really struggling to get through some of it but towards the end, i began to really enjoy the story. the representation in the novel is so very important and the way the characters developed was very beautiful to see. If i hadn't had to read this for my class, i probably would have just put it down because the beginning was tough to get through simply because the writing made me cringe quite a bit. But honestly? i'm really surprised by the ending, i found myself actually tearing up several times because some of the cultural aspects our main character goes through i could relate to within my own culture and i'd never before seen that represented in a novel and thus, i think this is a very crucial book, especially for teenagers in high school and young adults who need to read something like this to know they're not alone.