Pixel commented on The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang
The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese …
Pretty good but a lot of raunchy humor I’m not a huge fan of
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Pixel finished reading Gods of Want by K-Ming Chang
Morbid and surreal and great
Pixel started reading Gods of Want by K-Ming Chang
Really cool creative writing. Was better than expected just from the first few stories.
Pixel started reading Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
In search of a place to call home, thousands of Hmong families made the journey …
Hmong memoir
Pixel rated Eat a Peach: 3 stars
Pixel finished reading Eat a Peach by David Chang
It’s not a perfect story but I think it is pretty honest and probably the best he’s got right now. David is a man who is struggling. He tries to take ownership of his harms but maybe not in the way the public expects of him. It’s really hard to tell amid the eye of public judgement. I saw someone call his food gentrified. It’s amazing how he both acknowledges the ways diaspora needs to overcome their fear of appropriation of their own culture to the point of being frustrated with the legitimacy of appropriation completely and yet also says that every reference in your cooking needs to come with a citation. I think that is a real struggle among diaspora about “getting things right” and some people unfortunately (or sometimes, just as fortunately) fail many times before getting to a point they feel they can take accountability for. I …
It’s not a perfect story but I think it is pretty honest and probably the best he’s got right now. David is a man who is struggling. He tries to take ownership of his harms but maybe not in the way the public expects of him. It’s really hard to tell amid the eye of public judgement. I saw someone call his food gentrified. It’s amazing how he both acknowledges the ways diaspora needs to overcome their fear of appropriation of their own culture to the point of being frustrated with the legitimacy of appropriation completely and yet also says that every reference in your cooking needs to come with a citation. I think that is a real struggle among diaspora about “getting things right” and some people unfortunately (or sometimes, just as fortunately) fail many times before getting to a point they feel they can take accountability for. I had no idea about his relationship with Anthony Bourdain either.
Pixel commented on Eat a Peach by David Chang
There’s a lot I didn’t know about how momofuku came to be. It’s really interesting learning more about it and thinking about where I was in my life as it evolved. I share sentiments to David’s complicated relationship to his dad as a kid (though I don’t have the resolution he found) and with the Presbyterian church. I like what he says of giving credit to where things come from and it’s clear that he doesn’t think he has all the right answers. Asian rage is complex and not always something we can be proud of. It takes a lot of guts to lay it all out the way he has. There’s admittedly a lot of toxic stuff going on early on in his book even if you can get where he’s coming from (wasn’t sure what to think of his friendship with David Choe being mentioned so early). However …
There’s a lot I didn’t know about how momofuku came to be. It’s really interesting learning more about it and thinking about where I was in my life as it evolved. I share sentiments to David’s complicated relationship to his dad as a kid (though I don’t have the resolution he found) and with the Presbyterian church. I like what he says of giving credit to where things come from and it’s clear that he doesn’t think he has all the right answers. Asian rage is complex and not always something we can be proud of. It takes a lot of guts to lay it all out the way he has. There’s admittedly a lot of toxic stuff going on early on in his book even if you can get where he’s coming from (wasn’t sure what to think of his friendship with David Choe being mentioned so early). However knowing about some of his current work I’m curious to see how things will turn in the second half of the book especially as I know parenthood is on his horizon and the NYC we both knew isn’t what it was.
Pixel finished reading The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1)
Experiencing an epiphany within the most daunting prison of the monstrous Lord Ruler, half-Skaa Kelsier …
At least the ending was good
Pixel finished reading Roar of the Lambs by Jamison Shea
If you knew the world was ending, who would you save? And would they let …
Very good :))
Pixel rated The Final Empire: 3 stars
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1)
Experiencing an epiphany within the most daunting prison of the monstrous Lord Ruler, half-Skaa Kelsier finds himself taking on the …
Pixel rated Roar of the Lambs: 5 stars
Roar of the Lambs by Jamison Shea
If you knew the world was ending, who would you save? And would they let you?
Sixteen-year-old Winnie Bray …
Pixel commented on Roar of the Lambs by Jamison Shea
If you knew the world was ending, who would you save? And would they let …
Ughhhh the opening was so good. YA that doesn't have characters that are fucking annoying. Really enjoy this writing style, plus the little nods to things like "the wide legged pants with lots of chains" and the pseudonym "cassandra". The only other book i'm reminded of is sister snake.
Ughhhh the opening was so good. YA that doesn't have characters that are fucking annoying. Really enjoy this writing style, plus the little nods to things like "the wide legged pants with lots of chains" and the pseudonym "cassandra". The only other book i'm reminded of is sister snake.
Pixel commented on The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1)
Experiencing an epiphany within the most daunting prison of the monstrous Lord Ruler, half-Skaa Kelsier …
3 days left on the book hold hope i can get it by then !
Pixel wants to read Slow Down by Kōhei Saitō
Why, in our affluent society, do so many people live in poverty, without access to …
my friend gave me a copy of this book
Pixel commented on The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1)
Experiencing an epiphany within the most daunting prison of the monstrous Lord Ruler, half-Skaa Kelsier …
Warming up to the book. it's really not shaping up to be what i thought it was going to be. at least it's something i can understand more easily?
Warming up to the book. it's really not shaping up to be what i thought it was going to be. at least it's something i can understand more easily?