Chinkstar

152. Chinkstar by John Chan Simpson On the night before half-Scottish, half-Chinese Kong is supposed to take a flight to Vancouver and stardom, he does not show up for his last local “rice-rap” concert in Red Deer and his younger brother, Run, the narrator, sets out to find him, along with a lot of f......more

Another debut novel. I used to be the literary editor of Ricepaper magazine, an Asian Canadian arts and culture magazine. I've read a lot of Asian Canadian literature. I loved this book because it felt so fresh and new. It's narrated by a half Chinese guy living in Red Deer. But the Red Deer in the......more

This plot was really cool but the execution felt cumbersome and often left me confused. I feel like even with the little knowledge I have of this part of Chinese culture, I understood the vibe the author was trying to get across. It gave me Blacktop Wasteland vibes but perhaps a more under-developed......more