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renatasnacks 's review for:
Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American
by Laura Gao
haha I def felt like a dirtbag for being like "oh Wuhan, like where COVID started" and then this memoir starts with her being like "everyone associates Wuhan with COVID." SORRY but, in good news, now I will instead associate with this great book! It's a really funny and charming memoir with a lot of cute pop culture references. I love her drawing childhood battles and schemes in the style of Pokemon and Super Smash Bros challenges. There's a universality to her specificity--I obviously don't know what it's like to grown up Asian American in Texas but I can still relate to her story.
The style and story will, dare I say it, ~appeal to fans of Raina Telgemeier~ and beyond.
The style and story will, dare I say it, ~appeal to fans of Raina Telgemeier~ and beyond.