6/12/2023 0 Comments American panda book![]() ![]() The narrative of this book is perfectly balanced between exploring Mei’s struggle with strict parents and not condemming her cultural values as the cause of those parent issues. She even learns to work through her own prejudices against her roomnate, whose name I have somehow forgotten despite how much I love her character, and Ying-Na, whose purpose I will not spoil. Her journey feels so real because she is so multifaceted - Mei works through germaphobia, her passion for dance, her relationship with her brother, and her relationship with Japanese Darren all at once. Mei’s character voice is one of the strongest I’ve read in contemporary fiction. This is a book that would fail without being underpinned by some freaking fantastic character development, and holy crap, is it. It’s awesome.Īmerican Panda is chiefly a character study. American Panda is ownvoices contemporary fic about a Taiwanese-American girl struggling with her strict parents and with trying to carve her own path. I kept this thought to myself since my mom wouldn’t understand the value of that life.Ĥ 1/2 stars. For all you know, she could be a neurosurgeon married to a billionare tech god.” Or maybe she’s struggling but happy. “You don’t even know what Ying-Na is doing. ![]()
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