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A review by lucasmiller
The Souls of Yellow Folk: Essays by Wesley Yang
4.0
Generally impressed with the writing throughout this. The title is obvious a joke, but it was still a little jarring that only the first section was focused on Yang's writing on Asian American identity.
I really enjoyed the central section of the book that showed off some really great feature writing. The essays on Aaron Swartz and on Francis Fukuyama were both really intriguing and thoughtful.
The final three essays, which amount to a very thoughtful challenge to modern trends in identity politics are intellectually rigorous, unpretentious, and very intriguing. Yang takes unpopular positions, and while I don't agree with him always, I want to understand him and think about his writing. Recommended.
I really enjoyed the central section of the book that showed off some really great feature writing. The essays on Aaron Swartz and on Francis Fukuyama were both really intriguing and thoughtful.
The final three essays, which amount to a very thoughtful challenge to modern trends in identity politics are intellectually rigorous, unpretentious, and very intriguing. Yang takes unpopular positions, and while I don't agree with him always, I want to understand him and think about his writing. Recommended.