Reviews

Chino americano by Gene Luen Yang

missbreathing's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nico_60's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

coochieslayer42's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

the_milof's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A strange story. Great art, and nice way the stories wove together

skywaltz's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

katiey's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I think I read this book too quickly, because it's a graphic novel. If anything, I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had slowed down and really took time to understand the overlapping stories. It's definitely a narrative you have to think about and understand to get the most out of it. It told a really beautiful and important story.

sea_su's review against another edition

4.0

Jin is exactly what the title is. He moves from San Francisco to a new town. Jin really seems embarrassed of his past since people always stereotype/ make fun of chinese people with "they eat dogs", "their eyes are tiny", "they always have accents" and so on. The book tells 3 stories and in the end they all come together which I thought was kinda cool. Overall I enjoyed reading the book in class.

fbroom's review against another edition

couldn't get into it and then realized this is YA ... ugh
not for me :)

ajcollignon's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

fernweh85's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25