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A review by techielibgrl
Any Day with You by Mae Respicio
5.0
This a lighthearted novel that does an excellent job dealing with some deeper issues. Trigger warnings: war, death, and aging.
The relationships between Tatang and his family are lovely and well thought out much like Front Desk by Kelly Yang. I really thought the author's use of foods, stories, and traditions that were unique to the Filipino experience were much appreciated. We need more diverse stories and I think this book checks all the boxes and I hope to see more books like this one. I appreciate seeing underrepresented cultures and how they can connect us to each other. Disappointment is something that happens in life and this book does a good job in showing the reality that no all endings are happy. Everything does not always work out but there is an acceptance and compromise with the ending.
The relationships between Tatang and his family are lovely and well thought out much like Front Desk by Kelly Yang. I really thought the author's use of foods, stories, and traditions that were unique to the Filipino experience were much appreciated. We need more diverse stories and I think this book checks all the boxes and I hope to see more books like this one. I appreciate seeing underrepresented cultures and how they can connect us to each other. Disappointment is something that happens in life and this book does a good job in showing the reality that no all endings are happy. Everything does not always work out but there is an acceptance and compromise with the ending.