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A review by maralyons
Which Side Are You On by Ryan Lee Wong
5.0
Which Side Are You On is a sharply written and succinct novel about an idealistic young man on the precipice of a major life change. Reed attends university at Columbia and has become involved with left-wing activists. He plans to leave school to organize in his community and help the movement.
We first meet him when he's visiting his family in Los Angeles to visit his dying grandmother. His mother is Korean, and his father is Chinese and met while pursuing social justice causes in the 1970s. I especially loved the dialogue between Reed and his mother. Though she has a background in activism, she is wary of his plans to drop out of his school. She is whipsmart and cynical. His father is a thoughtful intellectual. The generational differences between parents and son were so well-written. I really enjoyed this novel and its characters.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.
We first meet him when he's visiting his family in Los Angeles to visit his dying grandmother. His mother is Korean, and his father is Chinese and met while pursuing social justice causes in the 1970s. I especially loved the dialogue between Reed and his mother. Though she has a background in activism, she is wary of his plans to drop out of his school. She is whipsmart and cynical. His father is a thoughtful intellectual. The generational differences between parents and son were so well-written. I really enjoyed this novel and its characters.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.