作者：SimuLiu/刘思慕
出版社：WilliamMorrow
副标题：AnImmigrantSuperheroOriginStory
出版年：2022-5-3
页数：320
定价：USD23.49
装帧：Hardcover
ISBN：9780063046498
内容简介
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Marvel's newest recruit shares his own inspiring and unexpected origin story, from China to the bright lights of Hollywood. An immigrant who battles everything from parental expectations to cultural stereotypes, Simu Liu struggles to forge a path for himself, rising from the ashes of a failed accounting career (yes, you read that right) to become Shang-Chi.
Our story begins in the city of Harbin, where Simu's parents have left him in the care of his grandparents while they seek to build a future for themselves in Canada. One day, a mysterious stranger shows up at the door; it's Simu's father, who whisks him away from the only home he had ever known and to the land of opportunity and maple syrup.
Life in the new world, 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 son well; he gets A's, crushes national math competitions, and makes his parents proud. But as time goes on, he grows increasingly disillusioned with the expectations placed on his shoulders, and finds it harder and harder to keep up the charade.
Barely a year out of college, his life hits rock bottom when he is laid off from his first job as an accountant. Unemployed, riddled with shame and with nothing left to lose, Simu finds an ad on Craigslist that will send him on a wildly unexpected journey, into the mysterious world of show business.
Through a swath of rejections and comical mishaps, it is ultimately Simu's determination to carve out a path for himself that leads him to not only succeed as an actor, but also open the door to reconciling with his parents. After all, the courage to pursue his ambitions at all costs is something that he inherited from his parents, who themselves defied impossible odds in order to come to Canada.
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.
作者简介
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Simu Liu is an actor and writer most widely known for his role as the hunky but dim-witted Jung on CBC’s Kim’s Convenience. In real life, however, he is neither dimwit nor hunk. His onscreen credits include Awkwafina is Nora from Queen’s, Fresh Off the Boat, The Expanse, in which he was killed by being molecularly deconstructed by an alien consciousness, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Liu has also written for film and television, authored articles for magazines, and created several boba-inspired memes that went viral on Subtle Asian Traits.
评论 ······
听的他自己读的audiobook，文笔还行，但内容让我感觉要么preserved要么cliched，戴着逢迎主流的假面。感觉演员的确适合他，挺能自我感动也挺会演的。听到40%讲他怎么被tiger parents伤害的就实在听不下去了。
非常真诚的传记 很多可以relate的多伦多情节 父母移民经历和他童年故事看的津津有味 看到他讲述长时间和父母的交恶（高压政策的反抗）很难过 听的有声书 思慕哽咽的时候我也跟着哽咽
亚裔移民对身份认同、自我寻找、文化融合等等话题依旧 然而既然已经run到国外 就应该为自己活一回了吧 开心快乐最重要
前几章很感动，整体还挺搞笑的，也给北美养了亚男的家庭提供了一些insight
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