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Summary: Great look at third generation Americans
Review: Third generation San Franciscan twenty something Lindsey Owyang is a Chinese American wage slave earner working the menial tasks at Vegan magazine though she might be considered by much of the staff as an evil invader. She likes red meat, wears make-up and even has a bit of rabbit fur on a sweater - no doubt heresy at Vegan. Lindsey has no identity crisis as she knows who she is. Any Asian who can quote the dialogue of the Brady Bunch, but could not cite one word from the Han Dynasty is obviously a Twinkie, yellow on the outside; white on the inside.However, having been raised on Spaghettios and not rice, Lindsey seeks a stronger tie with her heritage and would not mind finding the love of a lifetime too. Caucasian males need not apply because she does not trust the obsession many have with female Asians. Still Miles Olin a closet carnivore at vegan does look good for a white man, but any office romance with him will interfere with her quest for cultural awareness Though the heroine is third generation Chinese-American, any ethnic adjective would fit the bill as America has the tendency to assimilate the third generation, who is more McDonalds than old country. Lindsey is a great protagonist whose attitude immensely differs from her mother that is as wide as the Atlantic and from her grandmother which is as long as the Pacific. She is the center that keeps the tale from becoming a soggy noodle as Lindsey seeks to merge the dim sun culture of her heritage with her fast food childhood. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: You can't put it down until you've completely devoured it
Review: This book had me laughing and crying. Kim Wong Keltner perfectly describes with cunning wit what it's like to be a young Chinese American woman living in San Francisco. Move over Amy Tan--Kim goes where Amy has never ventured. I'm so glad I finally have an appropriate name to call all the scary white devils trying to pick up on me with their lame ass Chinese/Japanese one liners--damn Hoarders! Buy this book for all your friends.
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Summary: I love this book!
Review: This book is a must-read! I could not put it down. I loved the character of Lindsey and related to her so much as an American-born Chinese from San Francisco. As she spoke and described her experiences, I could literally visualize what street she was walking on, I could smell the odors she smelled, and I could feel the air on her skin. I was cringing every time she had an embarrassing moment, feeling like it was happening to me. I was glad that she was not painted as Miss Perfect. I was glad that she was not a stick-skinny girl who always did the right things and who had no regrets. Lindsey is an honest character who has her selfish side, just like any of us. I loved her romance with Michael Cartier! I was rooting for them all the way. However, I would have liked her to explore her relationship further with her Uncle Bill. Nevertheless, a GREAT BOOK! GO BUY IT!
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Summary: i laughed, i cried..i couldn't put this book down!!.
Review: This book is funny and honest. Reading all the negative feedback made me want to write a postive review for Ms. Keltner's book. People this is not a serious work of literature do not mistake it for Ibsen or Tolstoy. It is a feel good ,light hearted read.
I don't understand the anger from the men because it's the truth from an ASIAN WOMAN. Maybe it is because they can't accept that.YES I am Asian woman who was reared in San Francisco and has had similar experiences as the character in the book.This book almost mirrored some of my experiences as a former single woman. Thank You Ms. Wong-Keltner for writing a book that I could totally relate to!!! BRAVO!!
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Summary: She seems very self-hating
Review: This book was overly concerned with chinese-ness and with everything else in the world being opposed to chinese. The author hates men who admire chinese women, hates non-chinese who admire chinese art, fabric or food.
The protagonist is so very self conscious that I never believed for a minute that she would actually let Michael close enough to see the "real" her. Also her anger at a column entitled "The Slant" as an anti-asian statement (toward her, no less) was ridiculous. She was a journalism major! Surely she could see outside of her ethnicity to understand the a "slant" is an individual view of an issue.
Lindsey was offended at a non chinese having, using or admiring objects and people of chinese heritage. Lindsey's self-loathing of being chinese has dampened my admiration of the culture, art and people. How can I know if someone like Lindsey is scorning me for buying a gorgeous imported teapot from Costplus?
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Summary: It's one long inside joke - but I love it!
Review: This is a simple, very enjoyable, fun book. It doesn't aspire to be great literature. The plot could be a bit stronger; the main character could be less annoyingly whiny. However, if you grew up Asian in this country, Lindsey's observances and experiences will definitely strike a chord. It seems that the non-Asian reviewers disliked this book because they "don't get it." The reason is simple, this book is one long inside joke. For example, every Asian woman in this country has experienced the approaches of one of Lindsey's "Hoarders" - those pasty, loser guys (usually pasty white form the Mid-West or South) who use their four words of mis-pronounced Chinese to try to pick up an Asian woman in the hope that she will submit to his fantasy life. Lindsey's scathingly funny descriptions are dead on and beautifully articulated. I wish they'd posted excerpts from this book. It's definitely a love it or hate it book. If you know what a Chinatown smells like in mid-summer or are in any way familiar with the smell of Tiger Balm overlayed with the aroma from a pot of Chinese herbal medicine bubbling on the stove, you will love this book.
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Summary: Pitch perfect, hilarious and moving
Review: This is the kind of book the phrase "compulsively readable" was coined for. What drew me in to The Dim Sum of All Things was Wong-Kelter's hilarious opening chapters ... like my fellow reader in WI, I was laughing out loud on the bus, provoking curious stares as I blurted out tasty turns of phrase. (Does amazon.com consider "Midget toe!" a spoiler?) What kept me reading long after my bedtime was the author's ability to capture her characters' distinctive voices -- especially grandmother Pau-Pau, minor but memorable players like Franklin Ng, and oh-that's-so-wrong-but-so-true charcters like Asian gang boy -- without turning them into caricatures. (Okay, the author does have a bit of fun with the staff of Vegan Warrior. Who could resist?) As the book goes on, the story, characters and writing become more absorbing, more moving, more finely tuned, more ... real. I recently heard Wong-Kelter read at a local bookstore, and was happy to learn she's working on a sequel. Having breached protagonist Lindsey's wise-cracking defenses, I'm ready to spend more time with her and her crew.
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Summary: Great book....definitely buy this one!!!!!
Review: This was an awesome book! Being a "twinkie" myself and who also married a "white devil" made this book a great read, and so relatable! I loved being able to relate to Lindsey Owyang, and being able to understand all the chinese that was being spoken. I found myself laughing every other minute. I could not put this book down...in fact I read it all in one day! This is highly recommended, and I am hoping for a sequel!
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Summary: refreshing and fun
Review: what a creative, fast-paced read. I wasn't expecting a pulitzer style novel, or hard-core drama... or the standard three act story. Without putting a magnifying glass on myself, or the characters in the book, I enjoyed the main character Lindsay, her day to day snapshots of family life and her non-asian day to day vignettes. Lindsay is the gen y asian - not an expert in pop culture, or a money driven wanna-be exec... but she knows what she likes and respects her heritage. ...an original, kooky-sarcastic taste of fiction.
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Summary: What a fabulous, riveting book!
Review: What a fabulous, intelligently written, fun read. I am smitten with Kim Wong Keltner's penetrating insight and humor as well as her ability to generate a visceral response from this reader. This book is a delight and will leave you wanting more!
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