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Funny, elusive and haunting like the names of the boys who grace the cover.
Imaginative, light yet meaningful, Alsous is a passionate playful poet.
Rooted in love, community and conversation, an incredible homage to Chicago, to Black boy Joy, to good food and better company.
An homage to Little Havana and Cuba, a love letter to a place the author can never visit, what it means to call home when you can no longer see it.
Thank you to TinHouse and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!
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Set between New York & New Jersey, Kyle Lucia Wu's debut novel Win Me Something is a poignant exploration of liminal identity. When Willa Chen takes a position as a nanny for the wealthy Bijou, she is forced to confront her own childhood trauma. As a biracial Chinese-American woman, Willa never truly felt like she belonged with either of her families. As the novel progresses, Willa unravels some of the incidents from her own childhood and finds the courage to speak up.
To be honest, I felt frustrated with Willa. She is so passive about all the abuse she faces. While I understand she is a child, it also feels like the author strongly leans on the submissive Asian American woman stereotype. The writing style, too, is passive.. I started to grow restless, yearning for some action. I did appreciate all the descriptions of food though!
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Set between New York & New Jersey, Kyle Lucia Wu's debut novel Win Me Something is a poignant exploration of liminal identity. When Willa Chen takes a position as a nanny for the wealthy Bijou, she is forced to confront her own childhood trauma. As a biracial Chinese-American woman, Willa never truly felt like she belonged with either of her families. As the novel progresses, Willa unravels some of the incidents from her own childhood and finds the courage to speak up.
To be honest, I felt frustrated with Willa. She is so passive about all the abuse she faces. While I understand she is a child, it also feels like the author strongly leans on the submissive Asian American woman stereotype. The writing style, too, is passive.. I started to grow restless, yearning for some action. I did appreciate all the descriptions of food though!
Thank you to Books Go Social and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!
Now available.
Eloquent and elusive, Ananda Lima's Mother/Land is a meditation on motherhood, motherland and Mother tongue. Flowing effortlessly between Portuguese and English, the book takes place in a liminal space between Brazil and America. As a new Mother myself, I deeply related to Lima's worries of not being rooted in either culture enough & how that would impact her parenting. A great debut collection!
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Eloquent and elusive, Ananda Lima's Mother/Land is a meditation on motherhood, motherland and Mother tongue. Flowing effortlessly between Portuguese and English, the book takes place in a liminal space between Brazil and America. As a new Mother myself, I deeply related to Lima's worries of not being rooted in either culture enough & how that would impact her parenting. A great debut collection!
Thank you to Ecco and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!
Now available!
Eloquent and elusive, The Collection Plate maps religion, Black girlhood, and family in an urgent manner. Flowing through the collection is a theme of water, muddled, clear and haunting. Blood waters that tie together family, environmental waste water that plagues generations, cellular water that helps us survive. Absolutely stunning!
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Eloquent and elusive, The Collection Plate maps religion, Black girlhood, and family in an urgent manner. Flowing through the collection is a theme of water, muddled, clear and haunting. Blood waters that tie together family, environmental waste water that plagues generations, cellular water that helps us survive. Absolutely stunning!
Thank you to Penguin Group Dutton and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy.
Available April 2022.
To be honest, I struggled to get into this story. There was so much exposition but very little understood. The story kept jumping in time, place and character. It was slippery, like a thief trying to keep his lies straight.
Available April 2022.
To be honest, I struggled to get into this story. There was so much exposition but very little understood. The story kept jumping in time, place and character. It was slippery, like a thief trying to keep his lies straight.