⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 4/5
Thank you Ballantine Books for providing an ARC for review consideration via NetGalley! All opinions are my own.
Tiger's Mouth was a fantastic character study between two Chen's living what they on the surface see as coming from very different backgrounds and facing very different issues. Something at their core still pushes to form a natural friendship, which is tested throughout their formative years in their twenties in an internship together and later in their first jobs.
I most appreciated the frank portrayal about mental health with Owens. Books often provide an escape. Yet, by Tan bringing this characters everyday life into the main stream, she shed light on the deep struggles many navigate. While not everyone may have gone to the furthest depths of depression and despair, it gave everyone a better understanding of what others cope with. It also made clear that all our struggles are more similar than we like to think.
I highly recommend this to anyone looking for an introspective take on the complexity of life, the role of race and status in society and relationships, and what it means to be human and succeed.
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