The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu [in Booklist]
03 Jan, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Cambodian American, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost, Young Adult Readers
Casting an Asian American narrator for Asian American characters created by an Asian American author initially seems to be a promising decision, but Taiwanese American Natalie Naudus, though pleasant overall for Julie Tieu’s debut, isn’t consistently convincing with the multiple Asian languages in play. One...