A review by redvelveting
Family Trust by Kathy Wang

3.0

It was like Crazy Rich Asians but with an Asian-American family (and not as crazy rich). I honestly found it more interesting though. Sometimes I find that books that switch perspectives every chapter are difficult to follow, but I found it to be pretty digestible in this book. Overall, mostly a fun read but I think we glossed over some of the more problematic events too easily, like

Stanley fully knocking his daughter out with little to no comeuppance ever is damn crazy. I wish they explored the complexities of Stanley’s relationship with his children are; all things considered, they treated him pretty nicely despite all the fucked up stuff he did.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, and Sexual harassment