Flux

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352 pages

English language

Published Jan. 3, 2023 by Melville House Publishing.

ISBN:
9781685890346

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Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial against an infamous now-defunct tech startup, struggles to reconnect with his family. So begins Jinwoo Chong’s dazzling, time-bending debut that blends elements of neo-noir and speculative fiction as the lives of Bo, Brandon, and Blue begin to intersect, uncovering a vast network of secrets and an experimental technology that threatens to upend life itself. Intertwined with them is the saga of an iconic ’80s detective show, Raider, whose star actor has imploded spectacularly after revelations of long-term, concealed abuse. Flux is a haunting and sometimes shocking exploration of the cyclical nature of grief, of moving past trauma, and of the pervasive nature of whiteness within the development of Asian identity in America.

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This book is extremely readable, and it covers interesting territory when it comes to grief, technology, and our attachments to one another and popular culture figures. I really liked how the narrative rotates around a television show that was only somewhat successful and would remind you of the shows you see in syndication from the 80s and 90s. The author does a great job of building the world of that show, even though that's not the primary focus of the central narrative.

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