"Art doesn't change the ending. It doesn't let you lose yourself that way--the opposite, really; it calls you from the darkness, into the glaring, unforgiving light. But at least--this is why it will always feel like a calling to me--it lets you not be so alone."
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Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert is an incredible young adult novel that came out in April this year. I'm so glad I read this one. It has all of the elements of a really great book: memorable characters, nuanced relationships, realistic struggles, and beautiful writing.
Danny, son of Chinese immigrants to America, just got into the art school he's been dreaming of. But he's too distracted by a secret his parents have been keeping from him to really enjoy the news. Then a tragedy occurs that shakes his friend group to its core and Danny has to make peace with his past if he's ever going to build a future. Themes of friendship, immigration, mental illness, homosexuality, and coming of age. 5/5 enthusiastic stars.
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Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert is an incredible young adult novel that came out in April this year. I'm so glad I read this one. It has all of the elements of a really great book: memorable characters, nuanced relationships, realistic struggles, and beautiful writing.
Danny, son of Chinese immigrants to America, just got into the art school he's been dreaming of. But he's too distracted by a secret his parents have been keeping from him to really enjoy the news. Then a tragedy occurs that shakes his friend group to its core and Danny has to make peace with his past if he's ever going to build a future. Themes of friendship, immigration, mental illness, homosexuality, and coming of age. 5/5 enthusiastic stars.