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When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
3.0
emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Likes:
-Heartfelt portrayal of family illness and grief
-Representation of Korean folklore
-Beautiful prose and very emotional ending

Dislikes:
-The “magic” part of the magical realism felt unexplained and it was sometimes hard to know what was happening 
-I can’t tell if the inclusion of a background lesbian romance is pandering or not, so I’m putting it here 
- Sometimes felt like it was trying too hard to be sad and emotional