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lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ever since I first heard about this book, I was intrigued as it sounded like the kind of book I love to read. I was lucky to be sent an early copy of this debut novel which I read several months ago after attending a special event with the author, featuring Japanese cakes and tea = the perfect combo!
The novel captivated me from the start when Mimi loses her baby daughter Ngan at Philadelphia Airport while she's waiting to board a plane back home to Vietnam. She finds herself waking up safely home in Vietnam but without her precious daughter, which sparks her search for Ngan across the next two decades and an eventual return to Philadelphia.
Seventeen years after Ngan's disappearance, two teenage best friends living in Philadelphia are both on their own individual searches to find their roots. Having been brought up by her single mother, Sabrina is hoping to travel to China to meet her mother's family. While, Kit was adopted by an American couple when she was a baby, and wants to discover her ethnicity by travelling to Tokyo as she's convinced that her biological mother is Japanese.
I loved this book and found myself resonating more with Sabrina's character due to her upbringing by a Chinese mother. The themes of identity, belonging, discrimination, family and friendship are evident throughout, and it was an interesting depiction of Asian-American life. I thought I knew what was coming when reading this novel, but I was pleasantly surprised by the reveals which the author kept well-hidden.
My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Strenner will be out this Thursday 17th July! I'd highly recommend this book for those that enjoy reading about mixed-race families, multi-generational and coming-of-age stories, as well as fans of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere and Hanako Footman's Mongrel.
The novel captivated me from the start when Mimi loses her baby daughter Ngan at Philadelphia Airport while she's waiting to board a plane back home to Vietnam. She finds herself waking up safely home in Vietnam but without her precious daughter, which sparks her search for Ngan across the next two decades and an eventual return to Philadelphia.
Seventeen years after Ngan's disappearance, two teenage best friends living in Philadelphia are both on their own individual searches to find their roots. Having been brought up by her single mother, Sabrina is hoping to travel to China to meet her mother's family. While, Kit was adopted by an American couple when she was a baby, and wants to discover her ethnicity by travelling to Tokyo as she's convinced that her biological mother is Japanese.
I loved this book and found myself resonating more with Sabrina's character due to her upbringing by a Chinese mother. The themes of identity, belonging, discrimination, family and friendship are evident throughout, and it was an interesting depiction of Asian-American life. I thought I knew what was coming when reading this novel, but I was pleasantly surprised by the reveals which the author kept well-hidden.
My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Strenner will be out this Thursday 17th July! I'd highly recommend this book for those that enjoy reading about mixed-race families, multi-generational and coming-of-age stories, as well as fans of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere and Hanako Footman's Mongrel.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes