Kong Boys, Gerald Yeung
Kong Boys, Gerald Yeung
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Kong Boys
Seven Friends from Hong Kong Take on Eleven European Cities for Their Thirtieth Birthdays

Author: Gerald Yeung

Narrator: Levi Squier

Unabridged: 7 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Gerald Yeung

Published: 01/22/2021

Synopsis

In summer 2006, twenty-year-old Gerald Yeung and his childhood friends from Hong Kong travel to South America and Africa on their parents' dime. Confronted by challenges foreign to their privileged upbringing, the "Wannabe Backpackers" persevere in their Christian Dior clothes. They make plans to do it again when they turn thirty. The decade that follows doesn’t go exactly to plan. Gerald chases the American Dream in a town of twenty thousand and subzero winters. Others pursue a fast-and-furious life in Hong Kong. They all experience failed relationships, career setbacks, and a decreasing ability to impress girls at clubs. The summer of their thirtieth birthdays, they hit the road again to fulfill a lifelong dream — the 2016 UEFA European Championship. Set during European soccer’s most anticipated event, Kong Boys traces a friendship that transcends distance, culture, and time, dovetailing the different trajectories of seven boys in a decade of changes in Hong Kong. Kong Boys is a celebration of youth, brotherhood, and a sport of incomparable beauty.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anita on March 29, 2021

An enjoyable read, the characters are so realistic, it made me smile a lot from similar things that we have been through when we travel around different places, I don’t like soccer but it was well worth reading with it being action packed and very well written. All of the characters sound different......more

Goodreads review by K.J. on April 02, 2021

Kong Boys is one of those books where, although it's based on truth, it doesn't feel like reading another real life drama. There is so much to love about this book it's hard to know where to begin, so I'll start with saying I don't normally read books based on football, I'm not a big fan of the game......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlyn on March 12, 2021

This was a fun read from a talented new author. I thoroughly enjoyed this book about seven friends traveling around Europe. The author did a great job building up a character for each friend through background stories and funny anecdotes. The best part for me was how it made me reminisce about my own......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on April 01, 2021

This was reviewed from Kindle Unlimited. It was such a good story. I love memoirs. This is one that was interesting and had me all the way until the end. It was so detailed and had me shown about different cultures. After reading this had I want to do more traveling in due time when it is safe. It w......more

Goodreads review by D.J. on March 26, 2021

This was a great memoir filled with realistic travel adventures and friendships. There are many mistakes made with the travel planning and arguments between the friends that definitely make the story seem even more realistic. Each character had their own unique voice; I really enjoyed the dialogue a......more

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