Book Review
“Poignant, tender, and surprisingly humorous all at once, The Son of Good Fortune is a coming-of-age story that reflects on the often untold Filipinx immigrant experience shared by both Excel and his mother Maxima.” On the blog, Noreen Ocampo reviews Lysley Tenorio’s The Son of Good Fortune (Ecco, 2020).
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“Aguila Labra’s candid writing meticulously portrays the extent of the speaker’s layered emotional experience, with the difficulty of moving forward predominating the beginning sections of ‘Natalie.’” On the blog, Noreen Ocampo reviews Keana Aguila Labra’s Natalie (Nightingale & Sparrow Press, 2020).
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“Throughout Conjure Women’s five parts, Atakora transports readers throughout the women’s lives before and after the Civil War, offering portraits of both the mundane and otherworldly, the joyful and heart-wrenching.” On the blog, Noreen Ocampo reviews Afia Atakora’s Conjure Women (Random House, 2020).
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“Above all else, Frying Plantain is a coming-of-age story in which Reid-Benta carefully unfolds an abundance of themes, such as growth, connection, belonging and the lack thereof, that will undoubtedly hit home for readers of all backgrounds.” On the blog, Noreen Ocampo reviews Zalika Reid-Benta’s Frying Plantain (House of Anansi Press, 2019).
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