Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

16 reviews

thewordsdevourer's review

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

interior chinatown is an acerbic, funny, incisive satire exploring the machinations of the marginalization of asians in america, and how the latter - without much of a choice - learn to cope w/ their reality.

its comedy is rooted in its easily recognized dark truth. i also like how yu delves into not only the historical aspect of said marginalization and discrimination, but also the issue's complexity - and conplex relationship - in relation to anti-black racism, though the book's structure does make my head spin at times.

this novel indeed - to paraphrase its main character - says all the shit that asians never say, didnt even know how to say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

qtcarolyn's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Dementia, Racial slurs, War, and Gun violence

ivylee's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

In the world as it currently stands, reading about the experiences of people who are unlike yourself is vitally important. This book is a really intimate and personal look at what being an Asian American is like, which is something I personally could not experience myself. Open and honest but couched in metaphor that keeps the whole thing quippy and moving pretty quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence and Xenophobia

b_caligari's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Blood and Death

alayamorning's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

ambersbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The format of this book, presented as a screenplay, was brilliant. The content kept me on my toes, constantly thinking and questioning, and was compulsively readable. Every time I’d set it down, I’d be thinking about the characters until the next time I picked it up. I’m definitely going to be thinking about this one for quite a while. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Death, Gun violence, and Racial slurs