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tinathedrifter's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
What to say - this novel spoke like a Hollywood script right to my heart. The main character spends his life trying to make it out of a typecasted Generic Asian Man role that’s a trap for him, only to find that his dream of being Kung Fu Guy was just one rung higher on the ladder that leads nowhere. The question I asked myself - closing the book, was - in what ways am I playing my own gendered version of the Young Asian Woman trap?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence and Suicide
Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, and Racism
angelaaaa's review
emotional
reflective
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death of parent, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
mandkips's review
challenging
hopeful
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Hate crime, and Dementia
Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, and Sexism
ebonyrose's review
funny
informative
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.25
Interior Chinatown is an interesting, innovative and fresh novel that explores what it means to be Asian in America. Charles Yu masterfully plays with style and form in this novel, seamlessly moving between traditional prose and script/screenplay to tell a darkly humorous and riveting story. The commentary and critique around the construction of race and the treatment of Asian Americans was so well done here, and I see exactly why this book is a National Book Award recipient. I cannot wait to read more from Charles Yu!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Xenophobia
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