Preview
  • Rice Room

  • Growing Up Chinese-American from Number Two Son to Rock 'N' Roll
  • By: Ben Fong-Torres
  • Narrated by: Ben Fong-Torres
  • Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (28 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Rice Room

By: Ben Fong-Torres
Narrated by: Ben Fong-Torres
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $24.95

Buy for $24.95

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

One of America's best-known rock and entertainment journalists describes his journey from his childhood, cooped up in the "rice room" of his family's restaurant in Oakland's Chinatown, where he did chores, to the major role he played as a writer and editor at Rolling Stone. It is a story of teen worship of Elvis, but also of Chinese customs and the tragic murder of his brother, and of the '60s scene in San Francisco, where he found freedom - and his career.

©1994, 2011 Ben Fong-Torres (P)2021 Audible, Inc.
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Rice Room

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    24
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    21
  • 4 Stars
    4
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    21
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A great read!

I really enjoyed the humor, angst, joy, terror, pain and it was just so nice to feel the emotions of
the author.
Top shelf!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

I love this book!

I’m a longtime fan of BFT’s and had the pleasure of working under him early in my editing career. Incredible writer, reporter, storyteller, and human being. I read The Rice Room almost 20 years ago, soon after meeting Ben, and enjoyed it immensely. Even better hearing it read by the man himself. What a life. What a voice. Highly recommended.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

I have never left a review before!

I never EVER have felt the need to leave a review of any book I have heard on Audible. Just so you get the idea of what a reader I am this is about book 280 a d I have usually 3 books going AR once. I have been a long time reader of Rolling Stones since which School in 1982 and remember reading the best article s by Ben Fong -Torres. He was just the best and this book really let me into his world of how and why he did what he did and how and why he became who he was a d is. I can't imagine that if you enjoy autobiographical books you wouldn't LOVE this one. Go ahead and take a chance its really great and remember he was a DJ also and has a nice smooth voice. Sing it with me, Wanna see my picture on the cover, Wanna buy five copies for my mother, Wanna see my smiling face On the cover of the "Rolling Stone"

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful