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Charles Yu: Interior Chinatown (2020, Pantheon Books) 4 stars

Willis Wu doesn’t perceive himself as a protagonist even in his own life: he’s merely …

Review of 'Interior Chinatown' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A tasty morsel of postmodern lit.

I almost put this back on the shelf around the 10% mark, but decided to soldier on. (Not that it's a long read.) I'm glad i did. It got much better.

The protagonist (and all supporting characters) remain superficial, which might be intentional in this novel-screenplay-essay-metafiction. This book could be much, much stronger, but bonus points for stylistically pulling it off.