Storytelling
A discussion on an online food board on the topic of food related novels led to the mention of a recently published book called The Family Chao about a family of Chinese-American immigrants who've run a Chinese-American restaurant in a small town in the Midwest for decades. This prompted me to search for reviews for the book, many which laud the work for the author channeling Dostoevsky in this depiction of the family. However, one of the first reviews I read started thusly: " Whenever I come across a story about the Chinese American immigrant experience, I must read it. I'm forever trying to find that connection with others like myself, with people and characters who can somehow put into words a confounding experience, one I am still trying to figure out, even after so many years." and the reviewer goes on to express disappointment with how this particular novel fails miserably in this regard. I posted a comment on this review, suggesting that the target audience wa...