The titular Hello Kitty refers to the stereotype of the submissive, quiet Asian woman as personified by the ubiquitous, mouthless Japansese ca t, which has found its way onto every product imaginable. Under his influence, Fiona's soon turns her anger outward and begins striking back at those she sees as standing between her and happiness. Fiona and Sean share a bond borne of mutual alienation, and Sean's behavior hasn't changed much from his school days. The doctor turns out to be her old friend, Sean, who she hasn't seen since he was sent away to juvie for setting a classmate's hair on fire. Upon discovering that her hymen is already broken, she seeks out a doctor to reconstruct it so that she can rip it properly. The book opens with Fiona taking her own virginity with a dildo as a sort of silent rebellion against carrying her family's honor in the form of her hymen. She is intelligent and successful, but still lives at home with her traditional Chinese family, a situation that she finds stifling, to say the least. Fiona Yu is a 28-year old corporate attorney. Angela Choi's debut novel Hello Kitty Must Die (Tyrus Books, 2010) is a left of center crime story, reminiscent of early Chuck Palanhiuk (You know, the stuff he wrote before Choke, which is the point where he became unreadable).
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