A review by adeleighpenguin
Native Speaker by Chang-rae Lee

4.0

What an incredible feeling to have a book impact you the in the exact way and at the exact time you need it to. Maybe it's because I was listening to the Phantom Thread score during the last 80 or so pages, but I cried. I was surprised at every corner in this book and I felt so connected to Henry Park, even though our cultural experiences are nothing alike. The ending left me hopeful and passionate. Native Speaker should be added to the typical high school reading list.

“I’m not going to be one of those tortured anemic women who despite all signs believes in her micro-talent to the bitter end. It’s all too tacky and righteous, even for me. Is it possible to be resolved about not having much resolve?” God I loved Lelia.