The I Index

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

Top of the pile

88

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

89/100

Critics

88/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Simu Liu

Publisher:

William Morrow

Date:

May 17, 2022

The star of Marvel's first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, tells his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a lifetime.

What The Reviewers Say

Serena Puang,
Boston Globe
Delightful.
Susan Maguire,
Booklist
Liu’s story covers his youthful 'triumphs'...and he writes frankly about the anti-Asian and anti-immigrant prejudice he has faced all his life. The smooth writing conveys both humor and hardship, with moments of reflection that any reader, even non-superheroes, will relate to..
Julie Feighery,
Library Journal
Complex.

Publishers Weekly
Triumphant.