
The Family Chao
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Brian Nishii
An acclaimed storyteller returns with “a gorgeous and gripping literary mystery” that explores “family, betrayal, passion, race, culture and the American Dream” (Jean Kwok).
The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for 35 years, happy to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. But when brash, charismatic, and tyrannical patriarch Leo Chao is found dead - presumed murdered - his sons discover that they’ve drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town.
The ensuing trial brings to light potential motives for all three brothers: Dagou, the restaurant’s reckless head chef; Ming, financially successful but personally tortured; and the youngest, gentle but lost college student James.
Brimming with heartbreak, comedy, and suspense, The Family Chao offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town.
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When adversity appears for each of the three brothers, they constantly stand frozen, run away, act out emotionally to their detriment, or simply accept their loss/domination with an assumption that they had it coming.
Without giving away too many details, two of the brothers confront (separately) the villain (hero?) of the story, and one simply stands impotent, letting the villain escape, while the other runs away and delays telling anyone else after having earlier discovered the villain’s actions. They are sorry excuses for men and I found them all to be totally unlikable protagonists.
Still, Lan Samantha Chang is a talented writer; I look forward to reading more of her works, hopefully with stronger and more decisive protagonists.
Well written, unlikeable protagonists
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A Classic in the Making
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Generally good
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could have been more
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Not To Be Missed
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Great story
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I have never read The Brothers Karamazov, so cannot address this retelling.
I found a part of the story hard to agree with, but removed my comment as it would be a spoiler.
Not for me, but I listened to the bitter end
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I want to know how it goes. I couldn’t stop
Only complaint I didn’t want it to end
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Creative and compelling way to reboot a classic
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Pretty good
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