A review by hillary72
Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir by Eddie Huang

2.0

I love this sitcom and thought the book would be entertaining, especially when read by the author. I was wrong. The juxtaposition of well thought-out food critique and f-bomb laden banter about getting high and wreaking havoc didn't work for me. I'm far from puritanical, but I thought much of the slang-infused storytelling was juvenile and, frankly, a bit boring. Sneakerheads might get a kick out of it. Foodies? Maybe. Two stars because of a few redeeming moments: part of Chapter 9 and, toward the end, the commentary about cultural appropriation of ethnic cuisine.