keelygorski's review against another edition
4.0
Short book, with a sad ending... It is very suspensful and keeps you on your toes. I liked it.
lmohhhh's review against another edition
2.0
Where to start?
I was not grabbed by this book, story development was not really there.
Of course the underlining points of racism and fitting in were huge, but really you can't just jam them into a book with poor story development.
I felt that there were characters who came in and seemed like they would mean something later on in the book but they just were nothing and went no where.
I was disappointed. But I finished it and the outcome or believed outcome was sad.
I was not grabbed by this book, story development was not really there.
Of course the underlining points of racism and fitting in were huge, but really you can't just jam them into a book with poor story development.
I felt that there were characters who came in and seemed like they would mean something later on in the book but they just were nothing and went no where.
I was disappointed. But I finished it and the outcome or believed outcome was sad.
dannb's review against another edition
1.0
A ridiculous number of adjectives, disjointed, flat, inconsistent.
vsarna's review against another edition
3.0
A fast pace thriller in a small town heavily inflicted by racism. My thing was it was so fast paced that none of the characters got to be fleshed out in any way but I see where the author was going with the racist ideology of a non white person being automatically assumed guilty.
rachelcabbit's review against another edition
4.0
Crossing is a very well written YA mystery about a teenage Chinese immigrant who feels at odds with society and stifled by racist expectations. He is consumed with jealousy and longing for the only other Asian student, a girl called Naomi Lee, and feels he is invisible to everyone unless they want to blame him.
When students at his high school go missing, Xing (also goes by Kris) becomes the lead in the school musical and then the lead suspect - but is he just the victim of racist stereotyping?
A great plot which grips the reader and a fabulous use of the unreliable narrator. Do we believe Kris?
Personally, I don't but it is anyone's guess. What a great read!
When students at his high school go missing, Xing (also goes by Kris) becomes the lead in the school musical and then the lead suspect - but is he just the victim of racist stereotyping?
A great plot which grips the reader and a fabulous use of the unreliable narrator. Do we believe Kris?
Personally, I don't but it is anyone's guess. What a great read!
ashrocketship's review against another edition
3.0
Some good writing, some great writing, some repetitive writing. Some really good, raw emotional stuff. Nice place-making. I didn't love it, but it was definitely worth the read.
ivyeori's review against another edition
4.0
The perfect book to pull you out of a reading slump! Super duper fast paced but doesn’t feel too rushed either. I was initially going to give it 3.5 stars but then the last 50 pages happened and I was sent through a LOOP. Extra 1/2 star for that ending ! I love the way Fukuda explores asian stereotypes and micro-aggressions that are disappointingly common in societies such as America. This novel captures the immigrant experience painfully realistically.
Although there were a few underdeveloped plot points, I really enjoyed this book and considering it’s a debut novel, Andrew Fukuda does extremellyyyy well :)
Although there were a few underdeveloped plot points, I really enjoyed this book and considering it’s a debut novel, Andrew Fukuda does extremellyyyy well :)
jennseeg's review against another edition
3.0
Are all teenagers these days angry and bullied? Xing, the main character in this novel certainly is. However, in addition to these issues there was enough plot (a murder mystery!) not to mention explorations of xenophobia, mental illness and immigration to carry the novel through. The editing was terrible, though.
bykaitrose's review against another edition
4.0
Crossing is an amazing debut novel. It blew me away. I didn't have a clue what to expect when I started it and that turned out to be a good thing. It would have surpassed anything I might have expected from it.
The most brilliant thing about Crossing was the writing. Even if the story had sucked, which it didn't, the writing would have made up for it. I can't do it justice. It was just beautiful.
Xing was not exactly an easy character to like or understand but after a while I did. He was a loner and he didn't do much to try and fix that but in his town it was kind of impossible. Everyone was so prejudiced and cruel to him. It was further than most high schoolers take bullying but I think everyone can relate to Xing. And with everything that is going on with bullying in high schools today I think everyone needs to read Crossing. It couldn't have been released at a better time.
Overall, Crossing is a great story. It kept me reading until the very last page and the ending threw me for a loop. There was nothing about this book that I was expecting and I love it!
The most brilliant thing about Crossing was the writing. Even if the story had sucked, which it didn't, the writing would have made up for it. I can't do it justice. It was just beautiful.
Xing was not exactly an easy character to like or understand but after a while I did. He was a loner and he didn't do much to try and fix that but in his town it was kind of impossible. Everyone was so prejudiced and cruel to him. It was further than most high schoolers take bullying but I think everyone can relate to Xing. And with everything that is going on with bullying in high schools today I think everyone needs to read Crossing. It couldn't have been released at a better time.
Overall, Crossing is a great story. It kept me reading until the very last page and the ending threw me for a loop. There was nothing about this book that I was expecting and I love it!
ssohn's review against another edition
4.0
enjoyed this one; still wondering about what Fukuda will come up with after the hunt trilogy...
still not sure how i feel about amazon as a publishing imprint; the recent kerfluffle with hatchet makes me wonder if i should quit amazon completely
still not sure how i feel about amazon as a publishing imprint; the recent kerfluffle with hatchet makes me wonder if i should quit amazon completely