Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Reading this book was purely coincidental. I happened to be doing a signing at a super cute indy bookstore and this book was displayed right behind my chair. I had a lot of time in my hands so I started reading it just to see if it was good and the next thing I knew was I couldn’t put it down. I bought it, of course and just finished it yesterday.
It’s a quick but hard read in terms of thematic content. It reminded me of so many of my students who come from impoverished immigrant families and who often have to face a lot of discrimination or be stuck between their family’s cultural traditions and their new lives.
This book touches on more than just cultural and ethnic discrimination. It also touches heavily on misogyny, losing oneself, emotional abuse, suicide…
But on the upside, it also offers a bright side of hope, of believing in second chances and change.
Well done, Ms. Lim. Highly recommend it.
Author Natalina Reis 