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The Dangerous Art of Blending In
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August 5, 2018
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September 5, 2018

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Emily M
Sep 26, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Christ, this book hurt to read. I want to say in a good way, but TBH the anxiety that wrapped itself around my gut while I immersed myself in these pages hung around long after I quit reading them. But it was worth it.
The story is important, compelling, touching, traumatic, inspiring, heartbreaking, hard, sympathetic—you get the idea.
Not-really-but-maybe-kinda spoilers ahead:

Angelo Surmelis beautifully illustrates the immigrant family trying to both blend in and hang onto its cultural roots. Eva
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