This Week in Reading: The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan The Astonishing Color of After is the story of Leigh, a biracial high school artist dealing with the aftermath of her mother’s suicide. Her mother returns to her in the form of an enormous red bird, leading Leigh to Taiwan, where she meets her maternal grandparents for the first time. The bird is a metaphor but is also not a metaphor— it leaves physical gifts that are visible to the rest of the family, literal red feathers randomly appear in the house. In Taiwan, she finds magical incense that transports her into her family’s memories when lit, allowing her to piece together her mother’s life and try to understand why it ended the way it did.
who is representation for, anyways?
who is representation for, anyways?
who is representation for, anyways?
This Week in Reading: The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan The Astonishing Color of After is the story of Leigh, a biracial high school artist dealing with the aftermath of her mother’s suicide. Her mother returns to her in the form of an enormous red bird, leading Leigh to Taiwan, where she meets her maternal grandparents for the first time. The bird is a metaphor but is also not a metaphor— it leaves physical gifts that are visible to the rest of the family, literal red feathers randomly appear in the house. In Taiwan, she finds magical incense that transports her into her family’s memories when lit, allowing her to piece together her mother’s life and try to understand why it ended the way it did.