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A review by sallyreb
Harmless Like You by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
3.0
I feel conflicted about this novel. I was really drawn to Yuki’s story but found the other part of the book, Jay’s story, less than compelling. I’m not sure that I'll remember much of this book in a few months time.
Yuki is a shy a teenager in late-60s NYC, an aspiring artist, who convinces her parents to allow her to stay in the city, living with a friend, to finish high school when her parents return to Japan. Yuki soon finds herself in a relationship with an older man, drops out of high school and tries to make a life and pursue art. Her son, Jay, left by Yuki as a child and raised by his father, is struggling with fatherhood and family responsibility. Jay to track his mother down after his father passes and leaves his childhood home to her.
Yuki is a shy a teenager in late-60s NYC, an aspiring artist, who convinces her parents to allow her to stay in the city, living with a friend, to finish high school when her parents return to Japan. Yuki soon finds herself in a relationship with an older man, drops out of high school and tries to make a life and pursue art. Her son, Jay, left by Yuki as a child and raised by his father, is struggling with fatherhood and family responsibility. Jay to track his mother down after his father passes and leaves his childhood home to her.