Are parts of the book borderline absurd? Absolutely. But that doesn’t make it any less thrilling—and it’s not without depth, either ... Explores myriad complex, interconnected aspects of the last decade’s zeitgeist, including race, power, rage, vengeance, unconditional love, faith, and morality. It also adds texture to some well-trodden narratives around the immigrant experience in general and the many different communities that make up Asian America in particular. A strangely dark, seductive debut novel.
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