A review by ekloretto
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
What a fantastic read! This memoir is beautifully authentic as Simu tells his story and the stories of his parents. We might know him today as an actor (Kim's Convenience and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in case you didn't recognize him), but his professional acting career is only a fraction of the story he shares.
He focuses on the dreams that brought his parents from China to Canada in the late 80s and early 90s and his experience as the only child of immigrants, reaching for the goals and expectations of his parents, trying anything to be 'cool', and struggling through it all.
He's also hilarious! He breaks the wall between reader and author, and theows in constant pop culture references (boy band lyrics abound).
Would be a fun read in any format, but his audio was perfection.
He focuses on the dreams that brought his parents from China to Canada in the late 80s and early 90s and his experience as the only child of immigrants, reaching for the goals and expectations of his parents, trying anything to be 'cool', and struggling through it all.
He's also hilarious! He breaks the wall between reader and author, and theows in constant pop culture references (boy band lyrics abound).
Would be a fun read in any format, but his audio was perfection.