The Leavers is a story of a mother and son torn apart by American immigration officials and oof was this a tough, timely read. Just like … be ready. There are a lot of award stickers on the cover and it deserves every one. I just wish the cover didn’t look so much like the one for The Girls because ugh that book. I’m getting away from myself. The Leavers is about Polly and Deming Guo. They live in the Bronx with Polly’s boyfriend, his sister, and her […]
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This book has huge parts in it that are really really good. And in fact, her two main characters are so interesting and developed and satisfying, it’s a shame that the big flaw/issue I have with this book mars it so much. In this novel, a young Fuzhou boy living in New York City with his undocumented mother and various family and friends finds himself in the New York foster system after his mom disappears one day. Purportedly, she went to Florida for a job, […]