American Dream?

As a child growing up in Malaysia, Shing Yin Khor had two very different ideas of what "e;America"e; meant. The first looked a lot like Hollywood, full of beautiful people, sunlight, and freeways. The second looked more like The Grapes of Wrath a nightmare landscape filled with impoverished people, broken-down cars, barren landscapes, and broken dreams. Follow along on Shing's solo journey (small adventure-dog included) along the iconic Route 66, beginning in Santa Monica and ending up Chicago. What begins as a road trip ends up as something more like a pilgrimage in search of an American landscape that seems forever shifting and forever out of place. "e;Just like Shing in real life, The American Dream? is quirky, honest, captivating, and filled with recollections of weird roadside statues."e; Carol L. Tilley, comics historian and information science professor"e;Shing Yin Khor's debut graphic memoir The American Dream? is the critical antidote to the whitewashed narratives of the great American road trip."e; Kristina Wong, performance artist and activist"e;A lovely, deceptively simple road trip memoir that revels in quirky discovery and quiet adventure while grappling with the anger and longing of one immigrant's experience."e; Greg Pak, comic book writer"e;Khor takes that 'feeling of desperately searching for something better, for a new start,' and adapts it to their own 'pilgrimage' as immigrant and artist traveling historic Route 66 . . . in whimsical full-color detail."e; starred, Booklist"e;This is a book that will make you want to pack a bag, jump in your car and travel across America."e; Geek MomA Forbes Best Graphic Novel of 2019