Hello Kitty Must Die
by Angela Choi
It is time to enter the world of the weird and ‘dark’ humor
of Angela Choi through her book Hello
Kitty Must Die. Great title,
huh? Well “Kitty” in this case refers to
a woman’s private part…you can see where this is going. Well, not completely. Fiona Yu is a 28-year-old Asian lawyer who
graduated from Yale University. All of
the stereotypes of Asian culture appear in the story. So what was the storyline? Fiona (Fi), daughter of traditional Asian
parents, is asked why she isn’t married yet to a UC Berkeley graduate (the
quintessential degree-offering college of west-coast Chinese, per Choi). In the meantime, Fi learns her hymen broke
and wants to get It repaired and visits a doctor who specializes in
reconstructive surgery. Guess who her
doctor is…Sean Killroy, a classmate from elementary school who was sent to
juvenile detention for burning a classmate!
Yes, he not only burned one student but permanently injured another - and
all “by accident”. But was it? We find
out through the book that Sean has upped his game to murder (remember, this is
a dark comedy)! Sean and Fi have a great
deal in common as ‘besties’ and continue to have their relationship escalate
when Sean helps to “off” Fi’s new law firm boss who’s having a love
affair. Lots of other characters die at
the hands of Sean, and later Fi. But as
Fi says, karma is never a good thing, which becomes most true for Sean. There are moments of absurdity that make you
laugh and, at times, made me groan. High
frequency of sexual jokes, if that’s your thing. This is a classic stereotype novel
to the extreme. Quick read, it was okay…
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