A review by ebonyrose
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

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! 
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