What We All Long For
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (787 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312377711 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 318 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Brand's slice-of-life style is often at odds with her melodramatic subject matter. Jackie, a young black woman whose family came to Toronto from Halifax, vicariously mourns the loss of her parents' youthful dreams. . (Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Tuyen, a lesbian artist, is the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants who still grieve for the son they lost in Vietnam. All rights reserved. But the emotional depth of her characters provides original insight on the young urban dweller. From Publishers Weekly Despite their hip exteriors, the four Toronto 20-somethings at the heart of Brand's solid novel all struggle with issues of race and identity. Oku struggles unde
what we all long for well written. Beverly Jackson said Will the Past Let Us Be. In Dionne Brand's ambitious novel, What We All Long For, the reader is introduced to four Toronto "Will the Past Let Us Be" according to Beverly Jackson. In Dionne Brand's ambitious novel, What We All Long For, the reader is introduced to four Toronto 20-something characters as they explore issues of race and identity and provide friendship to each other. All of the main characters are children of immigrant parents who migrated to Toronto for a "better" life. And while they have agreed to never talk about family, it is their family histories that have shaped who they are and contribute to their identity issues.Tuyen, a lesbian artist of Vietnamese parents, struggles to be a loyal daughter and sister but wants to be accepted for who she is. Oku struggles with showing his po. 0-something characters as they explore issues of race and identity and provide friendship to each other. All of the main characters are children of immigrant parents who migrated to Toronto for a "better" life. And while they have agreed to never talk about family, it is their family histories that have shaped who they are and contribute to their identity issues.Tuyen, a lesbian artist of Vietnamese parents, struggles to be a loyal daughter and sister but wants to be accepted for who she is. Oku struggles with showing his po. "A poignant effort" according to Alana. Dionne Brand takes the youth of Toronto and brings them to vivid life in this novel about several twenty-somethings living in the city and the way their lives do - and do not - meet.I felt the main characters to be well-developed and interesting, though some of the secondary characters could have had a bit more depth to them. The motifs of youthfulness, race, and what it is to live in a city were brought to bear skillfully, as was the over-arching theme of longing.All in all, I enjoyed this book.
As Quy's arrival nears, tensions build, friendships are tested, and an unexpected encounter will forever alter the lives of Tuyen and her friends.Gripping at times, heartrending at others, What We All Long For is an ode to a generation of longing and identity, and to the rhythms and pulses of a city and its burgeoning, questioning youth.. Tuyen is an aspiring artist and the daughter of Vietnamese parents who've never recovered from losing one of their children while in the rush to flee Vietnam in the 1970s. Dionne Brand powerfully delves into uncharted aspects of urban life, the bittersweetness of youth, and secrets families try to hide. She rejects her immigrant family's hard-won lifestyle, and instead lives in a rundown apartment with friendseach of whom is grappling with their own familial complexities and heartache. In turns thrilling and heartbreaking, Tuyen's lost brotherwho has since become a criminal in the Thai underworldjourneys to Toronto to find his long-lost family