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virginiaduan 's review for:
Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir
by Eddie Huang
Huang is a good writer. Is his voice one that I enjoy or relate to? Not really. But I can appreciate where he is coming from.
When I enjoy him the most is when he talks about AsiAm issues and race and racism and thoughts and ideas. That is when Huang comes alive to me. Possibly because those are the things I also care about.
Otherwise, despite also being Taiwanese American, I have a hard time relating to his life. His metaphors of hip-hop and basketball and food are not things I am deep enough into or obsessed with so a lot of it fell flat.
But I am glad I read this book and will consider reading his other one.
When I enjoy him the most is when he talks about AsiAm issues and race and racism and thoughts and ideas. That is when Huang comes alive to me. Possibly because those are the things I also care about.
Otherwise, despite also being Taiwanese American, I have a hard time relating to his life. His metaphors of hip-hop and basketball and food are not things I am deep enough into or obsessed with so a lot of it fell flat.
But I am glad I read this book and will consider reading his other one.