Hello Kitty Must Die is Deliciously Twisted.

Hello Kitty is an iconic cute little white cat that little girls love, right?  Yes.  However, there is another definition that I didn’t know until I read this book by Angela S. Choi.

Hello Kitty, adj;  A term used to describe an educated, well-mannered Asian American woman who feels torn between the traditional Chinese values of her family and the social mores of being an American girl.

Just like our protagonist, Fiona Yu, who at the start of the book is a 28 year old virgin.   She works seventy hours a week as an associate in a law firm where she wears fabulous clothes and shoes but is treated like chattel.  She works weekends at her family dry cleaning business and listens to her father’s plans to find her a nice Chinese man.  Grrrrr.  

If you like Chuck Palinik or are amused by the twisted, dark and a bit wicked, I recommend this book.  It visits the angst, frustration, and yearning that most young women feel then slips in to a more dangerous, but amusing in a craven way, that most only read about.  

This is Choi’s debut novel and I look forward to more.  

 http://www.angelaschoi.com/  '
Ps. Be sure to check out her website.  She is just as interesting as her novel!

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Tyrus Books (April 1, 2010)
• Language: English