The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin Chong

The Double Life of Benson Yu

Kevin Chong

206 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
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This fresh and unique work of metafiction follows a graphic novelist losing control of his own narrative as he attempts to write a polished retelling of his fraught upbringing in 1980s Chinatown. In a Chinatown housing project lives twelve-year-ol...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 361 reviews

Moods

dark: 69%

emotional: 60%

reflective: 54%

challenging: 53%

sad: 41%

mysterious: 30%

tense: 20%

adventurous: 18%

funny: 14%

hopeful: 11%

inspiring: 3%

informative: 1%

Pace

21% of readers chose fast
69% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
48% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

48% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

88% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

85% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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