A review by frooblie
The Fat Years by Chan Koonchung

4.0

The ending somehow turned into a lecture on economics that took away from the rest of the book. Still, all but the end was great! While the jacket portrays the book as a commentary on China, its relevance has application to the whole modern world. The US definitely can learn from this book's portrayal of a populace that is willing to put up with a significant intrusion of the government into daily life in exchange for a comfortable life.