Level Up: 10/17/15

Level Up by Gene Luen Yang is about a young man on track to get his MD, except he'd rather play video games. And then his dad dies and things get weird; he's suddenly under the protection of four greeting card spawned spirits.

Dennis Ouyang doesn't want to be a gastroenterologist but his mother does. With his father dead, he's expected to honor his father's dream. His parents have worked tirelessly to provide for him and the career that's guaranteed to give him stability and the money he needs to live comfortably. It's the dream that Dennis's father gave up to be a parent.

So while the book is about the worst of helicopter parents, it's also a very silly, anime inspired comedy about the trouble of living with overly helpful spirits. Level Up is one of those books that the entire family ended up reading and enjoying.

Five stars

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