![]() Kwok’s novel is at its best and most engaging when exploring the Lee sisters’ relationships with themselves and each other, the effects of immigration on entire generations of families, and the weight that the adult children of immigrants often feel. Another notable strength of the novel is how deeply it delves into the mindset of immigrants who never quite belong anywhere they live. The beauty and tragedy of Searching for Sylvie Lee is in how much these sisters love each other because of - or in spite of - their upbringing. ![]() ![]() One might assume that resentments would exist between these sisters, but Kwok renders their relationship with genuine tenderness, gently revealing their human fallibility. The alternating structure allows readers to witness how the Lee sisters frequently saw the best in each other but thought the worst of themselves. ![]()
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