Who's Irish?: Stories by Gish Jen

Who's Irish?: Stories

Gish Jen

224 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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The stories in Who's Irish? show us the children of immigrants looking wonderingly at their parents' efforts to assimilate, while the older generation asks how so much selfless hard work on their part can have yielded them offspring who'd sooner d...

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Community Reviews Summary of 76 reviews

Moods

emotional 50%
informative 50%
reflective 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.53

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