![]() I loved this sharp and clever story in Charles Yu’s new 2020 release, Interior Chinatown. Be appealing and acceptable, be what they want to see” – Charles Yu, Interior Chinatown To watch the mainstream, find out what kind of fiction they are telling themselves, find a bit part in it. Figuring out the show, finding our place in it, which was the background, as scenery, as nonspeaking players…. ![]() An invention, a reinvention, a stylization. “ They zoned us (Chinese) and kept us roped off from everyone else… Chinatown is and always has been, from the very beginning, a construction, a performance of features, gestures, culture, and exoticism. I have several projects lined up including catching up on reading, and writing reviews. Not the best situation, but I plan to make the most of my time. I hope everyone is continuing to stay safe and healthy this week! Pandemic economic issues in the US have finally caught up to me so long story short, I will have more time for reading and posting reviews (yay!). Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Satire, Hollywood, Culturalīorrowed copy of Interior Chinatown on my desk next to a cat statue I’ve had longer than I care to admit ![]() Published: 2020 (Pantheon Books, New York) ![]()
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