Win Me Something, Kyle Lucia Wu
Win Me Something, Kyle Lucia Wu
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Win Me Something

Author: Kyle Lucia Wu

Narrator: Natalie Naudus

Unabridged: 6 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2022

Synopsis

A perceptive and powerful debut of identity and belonging―of a young woman determined to be seen.Willa Chen has never quite fit in. Growing up as a biracial Chinese American girl in New Jersey, Willa felt both hypervisible and unseen, too Asian to fit in at her mostly white school, and too white to speak to the few Asian kids around. After her parents’ early divorce, they both remarried and started new families, and Willa grew up feeling outside of their new lives, too.For years, Willa does her best to stifle her feelings of loneliness, drifting through high school and then college as she tries to quiet the unease inside her. But when she begins working for the Adriens―a wealthy white family in Tribeca―as a nanny for their daughter, Bijou, Willa is confronted with all of the things she never had. As she draws closer to the family and eventually moves in with them, Willa finds herself questioning who she is, and revisiting a childhood where she never felt fully at home. Self-examining and fraught with the emotions of a family who fails and loves in equal measure, Win Me Something is a nuanced coming-of-age debut about the irreparable fissures between people, and a young woman who asks what it really means to belong, and how she might begin to define her own life.

About Kyle Lucia Wu

Kyle Lucia Wu has received the Asian American Writers' Workshop Margins Fellowship and residencies from the Millay Colony, the Byrdcliffe Colony, Plympton's Writing Downtown Residency, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center. She is the Programs & Communications Director at Kundiman and has taught creative writing at Fordham University and the New School. She was born in New Jersey and lives in Los Angeles.

About Natalie Naudus

Natalie Naudus is one of the most beloved audiobook narrators working today and now author of her debut novel, Gay the Pray Away.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on July 31, 2021

4 STARS This book hit a little too close to home. It was uncomfortable for me reading this novel because of just how much I relate to the main character and her experiences. When I first saw the description, I was instantly hooked just because I don't often see myself in media. But this book did an a......more

Goodreads review by Elena on October 28, 2021

The first 100 pages started strong as I was very interested in Willa's life as a nanny. Even though I was intrigued to know her past, the plot fell flat and lacked momentum, despite the different timelines (which I often enjoy). I wish there was a more nuanced approach to her identity as a biracial p......more

Goodreads review by fatma on April 26, 2022

I finished this not even a full 24 hours ago and I remember barely anything about it. Such was the utterly forgettable nature of this book. I'm going to keep this review short because I don't really have much to say about this one. I found it to be a largely underwhelming read, tonally flat and narra......more

Goodreads review by Kate on September 30, 2021

This was a beautiful story about a young biracial woman living in New York who feels so disconnected, separate, and other. Her parents were divorced and she never felt like she had a real home with her mom or her dad. They both went on to have more children with their new partners. She was always ge......more

Quotes

“Wu’s beautifully observed coming-of-age tale is a poignant and lyrical meditation on navigating the world with a fragmented sense of self.” Literary Hub

“Explores loneliness, uncertainty, and a singular, persistent question—where do I truly belong?” Crystal Hana Kim, author of If You Leave Me

“A sad, funny, and tender coming-of-age story.” David Burr Gerrard, author of The Epiphany Machine

“Taut, engrossing, and masterfully observed.” Alexandra Kleeman, author of Something New under the Sun

“Each sentence unfolds like a miracle.” Cathy Linh Che, author of Split

“A resonant knockout.” T Kira Madden, author of Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

“Through the characters’ kinships—some familial, some chosen—Wu brilliantly lays out the complicated dynamics of love, belonging, and care that exist within all relationships.” Publishers Weekly

“Tenderly and masterfully reveals the fury, hope, and longing that come with trying to be seen in a world that never looks for you.” Mira Jacob, author of Good Talk

“Impressive…Expect subtle surprises as Willa’s relationships evolve in a satisfying accumulation of carefully drawn small moments that build toward her understanding, even acceptance, of both an imperfect world and herself.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Awards

  • Good Housekeeping Pick
  • Literary Hub Pick
  • Millions.com Pick
  • New York Times Book Review pick
  • NPR Best Book
  • Amazon Editors' Pick
  • Washington Post Pick
  • Ms. Magazine Pick
  • Parade Magazine Pick
  • Harper’s Bazaar Pick
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