Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa
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Reviewed by: Sherri Levek
What I Read: Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa
What I Read: Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa
What It's About: Sunil Yapa revisits the chaos in the streets of Seattle, WA during the 1999 WTO protests. Readers are introduced to characters on both sides of the conflict, including protesters, police, and a delegate from Sri Lanka. The novel takes place during one fateful day of the protests, examining different aspects and viewpoints of this turbulent moment in U.S. history.
What I Thought: Yapa’s debut novel is an edge-of-your-seat, though-provoking read that gave me all the feels - horror, amazement, terror, and hope, to name a few. Each character brings his or her own history to this pivotal moment, creating a maelstrom of emotions and thoughts that intersect and intensify their interactions with one another. This novel is well-researched - Yapa spent time listening to audio and viewing filmed footage of the protests - and the end result couldn’t be more explosive and magnificent.
Readalikes: The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner, Dissident Gardens by Jonathan Lethem, and Want Not by Jonathan Miles
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