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A review by alliincali
Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir by Eddie Huang
3.0
I knew absolutely nothing about Eddie Huang when I picked this book of the "new books" shelf from my local library, but I had seen this book promoted on Goodreads and thought it looked funny and entertaining.
The first 50-75 pages were absolutely hysterical (the stories about his family were some of the best stuff I have read since David Sedaris), and I was thrilled I had picked it up! Then came the next 150 pages which were Huang's story of his hip-hop, gansta, thug life in Orlando which left me completely unimpressed. None of that appealed to me in any way! But the saving grace was Huang's interest in food and flavors and his experiences with food throughout his life (I loved the story about his mom and green bean casserole and the stories of different noodle stands in Taiwan). The opening of his restaurant in NY, Baohaus, was also really interesting (although sadly, it appears it is no longer open?). This isn't a book for everyone, but I am not sorry I read it. The first 50 pages definitely made it worth it.
The first 50-75 pages were absolutely hysterical (the stories about his family were some of the best stuff I have read since David Sedaris), and I was thrilled I had picked it up! Then came the next 150 pages which were Huang's story of his hip-hop, gansta, thug life in Orlando which left me completely unimpressed. None of that appealed to me in any way! But the saving grace was Huang's interest in food and flavors and his experiences with food throughout his life (I loved the story about his mom and green bean casserole and the stories of different noodle stands in Taiwan). The opening of his restaurant in NY, Baohaus, was also really interesting (although sadly, it appears it is no longer open?). This isn't a book for everyone, but I am not sorry I read it. The first 50 pages definitely made it worth it.