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Boring Asian Female, by Canwen Xu. Format: Paperback

A contemporary novel about identity, ambition, and the pressure to be interesting, from debut author Canwen Xu.

'Xu is a writer to watch' Isabel Banta, author of Honey

'Smart, engaging, and thought-provoking' Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of The Leftover Woman

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Elizabeth Zhang knows her place in the world. She knows she’s in the tenth percentile for likability, the seventieth percentile for attractiveness, and the ninety-ninth percentile for academics.

With a hard-working ethic instilled in her by immigrant parents, armed with impeccable grades, Elizabeth thinks she is set for Harvard Law School. Until she is rejected for being too ordinary, which she translates to mean she's just another boring Asian female.

But when her classmate Laura Kim gets in, everything falls apart. Why was Laura accepted? What makes her so interesting?