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A review by krupagrace
The Good Asian, Vol. 1 by Dave Johnson, Pornsak Pichetshote, Lee Loughridge, Alexandre Tefenkgi
adventurous
dark
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A little confused by the pacing and the narration.
The book starts strong, with the unconventional protagonist in an unfair world, a Chinese cop in a time when the Chinese were treated like the plague in America. A protagonist is constantly torn between the odds of his race and the desperate need to fit in among his peers. I see an identity confusion, deeply indebted to his rich American adopted father but not without an ingrained distrust and hatred towards his adopted siblings. The character development was exceptional, I didn't know such intricacies of personality could be conveyed so beautifully in so few words and imagery.
But the book loses you with its pacing, we see jumps in time, imaginations and narrator quite often that it often leaves you with questions. It's muddled. You often have to turn back pages to figure out who is this new character. Perhaps a few more pages would have added sufficient space for a clear circuit.
Nevertheless.....I am going to read the next one, cause I want to know where it goes.
The book starts strong, with the unconventional protagonist in an unfair world, a Chinese cop in a time when the Chinese were treated like the plague in America. A protagonist is constantly torn between the odds of his race and the desperate need to fit in among his peers. I see an identity confusion, deeply indebted to his rich American adopted father but not without an ingrained distrust and hatred towards his adopted siblings. The character development was exceptional, I didn't know such intricacies of personality could be conveyed so beautifully in so few words and imagery.
But the book loses you with its pacing, we see jumps in time, imaginations and narrator quite often that it often leaves you with questions. It's muddled. You often have to turn back pages to figure out who is this new character. Perhaps a few more pages would have added sufficient space for a clear circuit.
Nevertheless.....I am going to read the next one, cause I want to know where it goes.