Books by Nina Revoyr
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review 1: Good coming-of-age story. Set in a small town in Wisconsin during the 70's, Michelle (Mike to her grandfather) is a half Japanese girl who finds herself relocated to her grandparents when both parents essentially abandon her there to pursue their own interests. Michelle endures b...
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review 1: "The Age of Dreaming" is narrated by Jun Nakayama, and the story lies as much in his telling of it as in the events he narrates. Revoyr has created a compelling voice for Jun, somewhat remincient of Christopher Banks in Kazuo Ishiguro's "When We Were Orphans." He relates a story ...
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review 1: I'm not really sure how this book ended up on my to-read list. I read Southland earlier this year (and did not like it), but when the hold came up from the library I plowed through this one. Both novels deal with race relations (in part) in southern CA in a historical setting. U...