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A review by jmsv45
Crossing by Andrew Xia Fukuda
4.0
This is one of the saddest books I have read in a while. I could not believe how much this book made me cry. It was not at all like I had expected. Seriously, I am absolutely amazed and heartbroken. I read it all in one day. I just could not put it down.
So the main character here is Xing, or as he likes to be called, Kris. It's 2008 and he's one of two Chinese people in an all white school. Yikes. Recently my history teacher was telling us that he believes Asians have been more bullied in America than Hispanics. After reading this, I'd have to agree.
The ending was utterly heartbreaking and I honestly could not believe it.
One of the cool things about this book was it's title. I loved how it actually made a lot of sense as you kept on reading. It had a lot of different meanings. I like things like that.
The other thing was the way it was written. I felt like I could really connect to Kris as a charter. He's a bit of a loner and he's in love with Naomi, although this was rather subtle in my opinion. Kris was the main POV in first person, but there were a few scenes in third person. It really intensified the mystery. This book was just one big ol' mystery.
I was really impressed.
If you love mysteries, realistic fiction, or books that make you cry... This is just great.
real rating: 4.5 stars
So the main character here is Xing, or as he likes to be called, Kris. It's 2008 and he's one of two Chinese people in an all white school. Yikes. Recently my history teacher was telling us that he believes Asians have been more bullied in America than Hispanics. After reading this, I'd have to agree.
The ending was utterly heartbreaking and I honestly could not believe it.
One of the cool things about this book was it's title. I loved how it actually made a lot of sense as you kept on reading. It had a lot of different meanings. I like things like that.
The other thing was the way it was written. I felt like I could really connect to Kris as a charter. He's a bit of a loner and he's in love with Naomi, although this was rather subtle in my opinion. Kris was the main POV in first person, but there were a few scenes in third person. It really intensified the mystery. This book was just one big ol' mystery.
I was really impressed.
If you love mysteries, realistic fiction, or books that make you cry... This is just great.
real rating: 4.5 stars