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Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

46 reviews

sassqcat's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

I like the formatting of this book as a sort of script in a play, which helps to further accentuate the main character's dream of being a popular actor. i feel like he as a person is very relatable. I understand that this book is about struggles as an East Asian person living in America, but I related to him even as a South Asian. His relationship with his parents reminds me of the relationship i have with mine. The main character's constant state of self pity is annoying but also very relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Death

syntheticdinos's review against another edition

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: Xenophobia and Racism

courtsbooks's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia

montyroz's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad 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

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

adriennne's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

rkeats's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Racism and Xenophobia

noelanig's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual assault

mandkips's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, and Sexism

b_caligari's review against another edition

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

ebonyrose's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Xenophobia