Waylaid

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Summary: great book
Review: A beguiling and bittersweet coming-of-age tale told from a unique perspective. At once bawdy and emotionally resonant, squalid and life-affirming. A great book, all in all.

Rating:
Summary: Universal Appeal
Review: Great book! Very well written. The situations are depressing but the dialogue is so snappy and witty that the book is almost a quasi comedy. I love how it moves away from the typical Asian American immigrant story to something darker and is definitely more sexually explicit than most books in the same genre.
This book has universal appeal. It's not just an Asian American book nor a minority experience book. There's a part of the book that speaks to all of us.

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Summary: WAY COOL!!!
Review: I picked this book up at the library as I remembered seeing stuff that was on the cover before, I live in NJ too, as this book is set in NJ. I loved this book, it ranks right up there with Green Grass Grace by Shawn McBride. I read it all in 3 hours. Great book. A great read for a rainy afternoon or a hot day at the beach.