Hello Kitty Must Die

By: Angela S. Choi

Narrated by: Angela Lin

Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

On the outside, twenty-eight-year-old Fiona Yu appears to be just another Hello Kitty - an educated, well-mannered Asian American woman. Secretly, she feels torn between the traditional Chinese values of her family and the social mores of being an American girl. To escape the burden of carrying her family's honor, Fiona decides to take her own virginity. In the process, she makes a surprising discovery that reunites her with a long-lost friend, Sean Killroy. Sean introduces her to a dark world of excitement, danger, cunning, and cruelty, pushing her to the limits of her own morality. But Fiona's father throws her new life into disarray when he dupes her into an overnight trip that results in a hasty engagement to Don Koo, the spoiled son of a wealthy chef.

Determined to thwart her parents' plans to marry her off into Asian suburbia, Fiona seeks her freedom at any price. How far will she go to bury the Hello Kitty stereotype forever? Fiona's journey of self-discovery is biting and clever as she embraces her true nature and creates her own version of the American Dream, eliminating - without fear or remorse - anyone who stands in her way.

©2010 Angela S. Choi (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Fresh and Satisfying

I'm not sure what caused me to purchase this book in the first place: it's totally different from my usual fare, and there were a couple of negative reviews that almost pursuaded me to skip it. I consider it a fortunate accident that I went ahead with my purchase.

If you enjoy the type of dark humor found in shows such as Dexter, you'll love Hello Kitty Must Die. I don't count myself among the easily amused, but I lost count of the times I laughed out loud on the metro listening to the heroine's machinations.

I do agree with a previous reviewer that the singing can get pretty annoying, but do not let this discourage you from downloading this book. The singing abates after the first few chapters as the story become more complex. (Either that or one becomes inured to it.)

Overall, the book is fresh, witty, funny and satisfying.

Good!Amazing

If you love to listen to women talk then this is good for you indeed! It is mostly about her life!👶👦👧👨👩👴👵💏💑👪👫👬👭👮👷💁👰

love love this book

love this book it has become my new favorite book. Dark yet funny and just great

it's OK...

Narration is slightly annoying, especially the singing of Nirvana songs. It happened frequently enough that I muted parts out of embarrassment for the narrator.

The story is mildly interesting. As an Asian female I feel that the cultural gap is a bit
exaggerated for the attention of the reader. Parts are a bit poseur/inauthentic and the characters are undeveloped, but entertaining enough. Great for listening to at work!

What a different, crazy, cool story to read.

What did you like best about Hello Kitty Must Die? What did you like least?

The book opens in such a way that you just know this will be a totally different kind of read. This is very different than other things I've read, but reminds me of the show Dexter, which I absolutely love. From the opening scene I just mentioned to her serial killer screensavers at work, Fiona is quite the character.

Which scene was your favorite?

She does enjoy causing chaos in other people's lives for her amusement, such as when she works part time at her parent's laundromat she'll put lipstick on a shirt collar or add a telephone number to a pocket to make it appear that the husband was cheating "just to spice things up" because she knows that the couples won't get divorced because they are proud older Chinese families O_o At one point, she went to a funeral home and switched the names on the urns with ashes in them "so that they can have a final adventure" by ending up with the wrong families.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Yes definately

Any additional comments?

I couldn't stop listening so I finished it in one long sitting on a day off. Most definitely would read her other books whenever she puts them out.

No Sequel

I bought this on impulse because the title caught my eye. First few chapters can be annoying with the constant sexual overtone and Nirvana pop culture singing, but the story becomes entertaining with the Chinese culture, killings and etc. Very much like the Dexter series, but better. Imagine Fiona Yu as Debra Morgan and Sean Killroy as Dexter, the serial killer. Fiona knows what is Sean is doing, but unlike Deb overlooking her brother, Fiona plays more active role.

Sean Killroy is more like Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. Sean is very arrogant and very sexually charge with his addiction of murders.

Hello Kitty Must Die is a cross between American Psycho and Dexter combined.

Unlike the ongoing garbage in the Dexter series, Hello Kitty Must Die is much more complete and well written and not looking for another sequel.

Funny

Any additional comments?

The first time I listened, I liked the reader, but not the story. Listened again because I lost everything else on my device on a trip, and appreciated the humor much more. If you can divorce yourself from the seriousness of the topic, you'll laugh...maybe even snort! The show "Dexter" is the same genre - if you like that, you'll like this.

Well that was..........troubling

Quite unlike anything I've read so far, I've listened to the demo and have no idea what mysterious force made me get it (no, wait I do, it's the sale)

But in any case if you're up for something different and this book is on sale again get it but don't hold me liable...:P

The narrator was great

The story was so good and the narrator made it so interesting to listen to

Fun satirical and offensive, in all the right ways

(4.0 Stars)

I went into this not having high expectations. I've heard Choi compared to Palahniuk so that is the mindset I had when starting. To be honest, it started a little slow and I was worried. Then about 10% through, it started getting good... And Palahniuk is a great parallel. If you like Chuck, you should like this book.

Slightly disturbing and uncomfortable... It uses racial stereotypes as a springboard into repressed sexual feelings and serial killings. Imaging putting Disney's Mulan and American Psycho into a blender... literally!

It uses some of the same vehicles that Palahniuk does. Repetition, the bastardization of pop culture, and wicked satire.