SuitabookFrankly in Love
David Yoon
- Reading
- Consider checking in before and after the sections involving illness and loss. If sexual content or slurs are a concern, agree whether your reader would prefer to discuss those passages together.
- Themes
- Family expectations and identity: Frank’s parents expect him to date Korean girls, while he falls for Brit, who is white. His story also concerns his relationship with his family and his Korean American identity. The book presents competing or mixed signals about this.
- Communication and relationships: Frank and Joy pretend to date to make it easier to see other people, and Frank’s relationships lead him to reconsider love and himself. The pretend-dating pact creates complications as Frank’s relationships develop.
- Worth knowing
- Content includes a parent’s death, a shooting and a fight; kissing and sex, including loss of virginity and sexual jokes; racial slurs and frequent strong language; and references to drugs, cigarettes and drinking, sometimes to excess.