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mikolee 's review for:
Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir
by Eddie Huang
I kept seeing this book on shelves and was turned off by the fuchsia color and the 70's lettering and honestly the FOB title. I clearly didn't look close enough to catch the irony.
I was so so surprised by how much I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I feel like I know Eddie. Ok so he is a decade younger and grew up on the other side of the country and was hanging with the brothers and digging the Ebonics but I KNOW him. He is real Asian America. He is food and education and respecting the elders even if they mess with you. He is culture - Chinese and American.
I just gaffawed so loud when reading some of his incredibly literate astute observations laced with wry commentary and hip hop verses.
So now I am fascinated and would love to try his food. Trying to think of someone else who would enjoy this book as much as I did.
I was so so surprised by how much I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I feel like I know Eddie. Ok so he is a decade younger and grew up on the other side of the country and was hanging with the brothers and digging the Ebonics but I KNOW him. He is real Asian America. He is food and education and respecting the elders even if they mess with you. He is culture - Chinese and American.
I just gaffawed so loud when reading some of his incredibly literate astute observations laced with wry commentary and hip hop verses.
So now I am fascinated and would love to try his food. Trying to think of someone else who would enjoy this book as much as I did.