A review by wellington299
Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self by Alex Tizon

3.0

Alex brings us along for a ride on his exploration of Asian masculinity. The book had an academic tone to it except without a lot of footnotes. He writes thoughtfully and with great depth but lacking heart, until the very end, making a hum-drum book to an average read.

Maybe I just wasn't the target audience. I was expecting a sweeping epic chapter(s) on Zheng He and/or Jeremy Lin that would ignite something in me. Instead I get more chapters on the difficulties of being an Asian male in the world of romance and business.

That would have made for a stronger book. Or focusing on his parents. That would be a book I would be interested to read.