Now You See Us: A Novel

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Her old friend Angel has a broken heart and her own set of challenges, especially from the college-aged son of her longtime employers. But with their voices stifled by their ma'ams and society itself, can strength in numbers save an innocent woman from a terrible fate? It's an achievement and, given its pride of place on a streaming service despite its difficult subject matter, a worthy use of its director’s star power. Angel as a character felt unnecessary to the story overall despite the one thing she does which impacts the flimsy plot, which sucks because that’s a third of the main characters that then felt like a waste of time to read.

Corazon, Angel and Donita all have secrets that they are hiding, not just from their employers but also from each other. The five juvenile males of color, the protagonists of the series: Kevin Richardson ( Asante Blackk), Antron McCray ( Caleel Harris), Yusef Salaam (Ethan Herisse), Korey Wise ( Jharrel Jerome), and Raymond Santana (Marquis Rodriguez), were divided by the prosecutor into two groups for trial. Now You See Us takes place in Singapore, a country that I lived in as a child, and follows 3 Filipina domestic workers: Corazon, Donita, and Angel as they try to find the truth behind the shocking news that Flordeliza, a Filipina maid, has been accused of murdering her employer. Jaswal effectively balances the murder mystery plot and the dramas of the individual women; they each take agency over their own lives and find, if not truly happy endings, at least satisfying ones.

I kept getting people confused despite having seen them multiple times, and I think it’s just because they didn’t make much of an impression. It was funny to me how the rich Singaporean women were portrayed because they were just like how the wealthy rich white women are described by the service workers in the US so that was super amusing to me. Some, like Donita, are abused, and almost all are treated like second-class citizens: tolerated and unacknowledged. Propulsive and provocative’ Kirstin Chen, NYT bestseller of Counterfeit --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

It’s a juicy read and fun (fans of Crazy Rich Asians and My Favorite Murder will totally be on board) while simultaneously layering in nuanced social commentary. Lin's portrayals of the maids and their employers bring out their very different personalities and conflicts: reserved Cora and her overly involved Ma'am Elizabeth, brazen Donita and critical Mrs. It places the focus on the women who keep Singapore’s elite’s homes running, whilst trying to remain invisible. Korey is in adult prison and has the most difficult experiences, choosing the difficulty of isolation cells over repeated assaults by fellow inmates, supported by the cell guards. Their later lives, detailing marriages, work, social justice activism, and other activities, are summarized.Five adolescents (Raymond, Kevin, Korey, Yusef, and Antron) are shown in their comfortable, familiar residential neighborhood of Harlem, bantering with each other and playing. Thankfully the women at the heart of this story are brave, and smart, and funny, and no longer willing to be knocked down.