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The Son of Good Fortune by Lysley Tenorio
4.0
funny reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I ended up really enjoying this nuanced, slow-paced story about an undocumented mom and her son. They feel like real, complex people, not caricatures.  

Although by the end I kind of wished we had gotten a POV from Maxima in all this. A B-roll Filipino movie star, (almost) eskrima master who now scams white men on cam calls?? Please, I NEED her book!