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Off the Shelf
By Ruby Rose Lee | Friday,
December 09, 2016
For the well-versed bibliophile, nothing feels quite the same as
stumbling upon a book that you feel personally connected to, whether it’s
because you’ve been to the city where the story takes place or because you
see yourself reflected in the protagonist. I often choose novels simply because
they were set in my hometown or have a character who shares my name. So, as a
second-generation, biracial Chinese American, I felt all the more drawn to
Celeste Ng’s breathtaking debut novel EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, which
details a mixed-race family in the 1970s after the mysterious death of their
seemingly perfect middle child, 16-year-old Lydia Lee. READ
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