RaveLos Angeles Review of BooksOne of the many things Wong does well is talk about complex and daunting systems and policies in a way that drives home for the reader just how inadequate and cruel our social safety nets are ... I often felt I was reading a serious text that felt like a visitation, but also one that knew how to be fun and whimsical ... Year of the Tiger is doing serious work — because her message, after all, is about the value of people’s lives, that they are worth living even in the face of a society that might tell you otherwise.
