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Gene Luen Yang blends three stories (that of the famous chinese Monkey god from Journey to the West; the story of Jin Wang, an American boy born of Chinese immigrants; and Chin-Kee, a walking stereotype) into one humorous and thought-provoking story told in graphic novel form that reads like a self-effacing diary. His characters are funny and charming, and the three separate threads combine at the end to make them something greater than the sum of their parts.
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A pretty clever look into what it means to be an outsider and wanting to change your appearance because that’s what you think you need to do to make people accept you. Three stories which are all tied together in the end (though, strangely).
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