A review by beckyray14
The Stand-In by Lily Chu

challenging emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I have never read a book where I can mentally empathize  with a character so much. This book openly deals with mental health, immigration, the dichotomy of identifying with an ethnic group/culture but not being accepted in that ethnic group/culture. So many important things happen in this book. It represents Chinese immigrants and Canada in a really positive way. However this does deal with identity and mental health and can be quite heavy at some times.  
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