A review by haechans
The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu
4.0
"If the measure of success was that I was living a more comfortable, easier life than they had, then why was I simultaneously penalized for it?"
imo this is book realistically depicts children of immigrants trying to reach their own goals but is held back by the cultural values instilled to them by their immigrant parents. and especially as a daughter, there would always be a different expectation that jasmine has to overcome. it was such a big part of the book that i really teared up when jasmine opened up to her parents and her dad said i love you in mandarin to her and her brother.
it didn't matter to me that the romance took a step back because i appreciated reading jasmine's story. 4.5 stars <3
imo this is book realistically depicts children of immigrants trying to reach their own goals but is held back by the cultural values instilled to them by their immigrant parents. and especially as a daughter, there would always be a different expectation that jasmine has to overcome. it was such a big part of the book that i really teared up when jasmine opened up to her parents and her dad said i love you in mandarin to her and her brother.
it didn't matter to me that the romance took a step back because i appreciated reading jasmine's story. 4.5 stars <3