It’s easier to put the finger at someone than look into the mirror.Īlso all the stories about May’s grandparents, what they had to go through, how they escaped their countries to go live in the US in the hope of a better future was enlightening and also reminiscent of what I read in AVELOS. #TakeBacktheNarrativeīut pretty quickly, things will escalate and it will really put May on the spot and have her decide what is right: talking and taking back the narrative for all POC communities or staying silent and protecting her family?Ī Very Large Expanse of Sea because of the stigma put on a single community. And she wants people to know the truth about Danny, about her family and their story. That will have May retaliate in the Sequoya Weekly because her words are swords. Not only is that family going through an awful time but to add salt to injury, Nat McIntyre is accusing May’s parents to be responsible for their son’s death! That Silicon Valley mogul is basically blaming the Asian parents for the wave of teen suicide their community has experienced. The Hate U Give because racism is one of the main if not the main focus of the book paired up with having the courage to talk.Īfter May’s brother died by suicide and a “rich powerful white guy” Nate McIntyre putting the blame on May’s parent for their son’s death, May is…enraged. If I had to make an analogy, I would say that The Silence that Binds Us felt like “The Hate U Give”, “A Very Large Expanse of Sea” and “With the Fire on High” all rolled into one book. I was lucky to get sent an Advanced Reading Copy by and and I am so grateful because that work rocked my world and made me cry so hard! I read that powerful book in one day, which is a rare occurrence for me these days. Who gets to tell our stories, and who gets silenced? It’s up to May to take back the narrative. Yet the consequences of speaking out run much deeper than anyone could foresee. Instead, May challenges these ugly stereotypes through her writing.
May’s father tells her to keep her head down.
In the aftermath, racist accusations are hurled against May’s parents for putting too much “pressure” on him. But Danny secretly struggles with depression, and when he dies by suicide, May’s world is shattered. May’s beloved brother, Danny, on the other hand, has just been admitted to Princeton. When asked, her mom can’t come up with one specific reason for why she’s proud of her only daughter. May prefers hoodies over dresses and wants to become a writer. Maybelline Chen isn’t the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be.
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