Critical Praise

" An ambitious and appealing first novel, brilliant in its scathing insights… Louie’s coruscating novel is full of astonishing writing, but the real delight is his wit and humor as he keeps plucking away the prickly petals of his characters’ desires until he finds their hearts. "--Publishers Weekly"Louie is elegant, funny, a touch spooky, and he has as fine a hair-trigger control of alienation and absurdity as any of the best of his generation "--Richard "Louie’s work transcends the restrictions of ethnic labels and markets: He’s not just a talented young Asian-American writer; he’s a talented young write, period. "--Charles Review

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