A review by tarrowood
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

5.0

Extremely impressed with this work by Yu. Yu’s episodic, experimental form makes for the perfect narrative on the Asian-American experience. It brings to light issues that are rarely discussed in history, things that are “pale” in comparison to other ethnic experiences. Yu not only brings forth these detailed issues, but he also does so in a way that blends the serious and comic.
After I read Shuggie Bain I thought it got snubbed for the 2020 NBA, now I see why Interior Chinatown beat it out (although I think Shuggie Bain still goes toe-to-toe with this one)