Reviews

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

duriangrey's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

need to read it again and chew on it

darwinter's review against another edition

3.0

Really interesting narrative structure but I wish it was twice as long; the story kind of flies over all the most interesting parts of the story.

brmills's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

leila's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I think there could’ve been just a little bit more to really round out this book, both in message and in story, especially in the last few acts. I wish we could’ve gone just a tad deeper! But still, I love gimmicks in books especially when they’re actually well-written lol so this was very fun to breeze through

missychristo's review against another edition

switch format to digital

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Grief, Slavery, and Blood

goodestmich's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

4.0

mitskacir's review against another edition

3.0

A really interesting conceit that I want to wrap my head around more, perhaps on a reread in a discussion group. Although marketed as humorous, I actually found this book quite depressing and serious. I think I need more time with this one to formulate a final opinion.

angrzy's review against another edition

3.0

This novel tells the story of the humble life of Willis Wu, an Asian-American who has the dream of being “Kung Fu Guy,” a stereotypical asian acting role. He describes his acting and personal careers as filled with many roles, presented by pre-existing stereotypes.

This book is certainly very thought provoking, and I feel like there are many things I can take apart. The whole book seems like a blend of imagination and reality, and the extent of its reality can be debated upon. Brings to thought many interesting topics, and has many emotion-inducing passages.

b_jud's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective 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

4.0