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We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Liu, Simu [Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100063046504

ISBN-139780063046504

eBay Product ID (ePID)27050021376

Product Key Features

Book TitleWe Were Dreamers : an Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicTheater / General, Emigration & Immigration, Entertainment & Performing Arts

Publication Year2023

GenrePerforming Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorSimu Liu

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Don't let Simu Liu fool you. On the outside you may see boyish good looks, talent and a body made of tightly coiled muscle. But on the inside? It's quite good looking in there too. Strong heart. Beautiful ligaments and a soul made of spun sugar. Also, he wrote this hilarious and heartfelt story about growing up, finding yourself, and seizing your moment." -- Ryan Reynolds "A sincere, funny and fascinating love letter to family, and a guidebook to pursuing your dreams." -- Olivia Munn "Oh great, another underdog story of overachievement. Just what we needed." -- Ronny Chieng, "Don't let Simu Liu fool you. On the outside you may see boyish good looks, talent and a body made of tightly coiled muscle. But on the inside? It's quite good looking in there too. Strong heart. Beautiful ligaments and a soul made of spun sugar. Also, he wrote this hilarious and heartfelt story about growing up, finding yourself, and seizing your moment." -- Ryan Reynolds "A sincere, funny and fascinating love letter to family, and a guidebook to pursuing your dreams." -- Olivia Munn "Oh great, another underdog story of overachievement. Just what we needed." -- Ronny Chieng "A frank and often funny look at [Liu's] path to becoming a superhero...he tells his family's story with empathy and honesty, and the resulting book is a sincere tribute to immigrant families everywhere." -- EW.com "A tender, nuanced narrative that is refreshing in its frankness. His focus on the pressure, rather than the promise, of the American dream actively subverts the model-minority myth...A celebrity memoir that compassionately interrogates the dark side of the American dream." -- Kirkus Reviews

Dewey Decimal792.028092

SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The star of Marvel's first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, tells his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a lifetime. In this honest, inspiring and relatable memoir, newly-minted superhero Simu Liu chronicles his family's journey from China to the bright lights of Hollywood with razor-sharp wit and humor. Simu's parents left him in the care of his grandparents, then brought him to Canada when he was four. Life as a Canuck, however, is not all that it was cracked up to be; Simu's new guardians lack the gentle touch of his grandparents, resulting in harsh words and hurt feelings. His parents, on the other hand, find their new son emotionally distant and difficult to relate to - although they are related by blood, they are separated by culture, language, and values. As Simu grows up, he plays the part of the pious child flawlessly - he gets straight A's, crushes national math competitions and makes his parents proud. But as time passes, he grows increasingly disillusioned with the path that has been laid out for him. Less than a year out of college, at the tender age of 22, his life hits rock bottom when he is laid off from his first job as an accountant. Left to his own devices, and with nothing left to lose, Simu embarks on a journey that will take him far outside of his comfort zone into the world of show business. Through a swath of rejection and comical mishaps, Simu's determination to carve out a path for himself leads him to not only succeed as an actor, but also to open the door to reconciling with his parents. We Were Dreamers is more than a celebrity memoir - it's a story about growing up between cultures, finding your family, and becoming the master of your own extraordinary circumstance., Our origin story begins in 1989 in Harbin, China, where a newborn Simu is placed into the loving care of his grandparents-his yÃ©ye and nainai-while his parents week to build a better life abroad. Four years later, a mysterious stranger appears at the door with some shocking news for little Simu: "I am your father." Simu is whisked away to join his new family in Canada, leaving behind everything he has ever known. He soon discovers that although he and his parents are bound by blood, they are separated by culture, language, values, and years spent apart. Try as he might to play the part of the pious child, it becomes harder to live up to their expectations as he grows older. Things come to a head after college, when Simu is laid off from his misery-inducing job as an accountant. With nothing left to lose, Simu embarks on a journey of self-discovery and perseverance that will lead him down a most unlikely path: becoming the first Asian actor to lead a blockbuster superhero movie. We Were Dreamers is an inspirational, hauntingly honest memoir about growing up between cultures, becoming the master of your own extraordinary circumstances â€¦ and realizing that we aren't so different from our parents after all.