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altamira16I read the second book in this series before I read the first. This is the first book in the series, and it is about the aftermath of the Vietnam War on the Vietnamese community.
This is about Vo's journey to to Los Angeles and how the Vietnamese community is treated by politicians and by filmmakers, but sometimes capitalism is just too much for some of the older Vietnamese folks as they judge Lana who chose to pursue life as a singer. Most people were scandalized by the revealing nature of her clothing, while Vo was very into her mico miniskirt.
This book was violent, and there were too many scenes where seafood was the object of the main character's carnal desires. There is not enough brain bleach for the scene involving the squid, and I do not want to read the "labial moistness of oysters" ever again in my life.
This is an award-winning book. There is a lot going on here, and here is a person quoting the line involving the oysters when the book first came out.
The author read a lot about the Vietnam War to develop this book, and he is an extremely talented writer; but I was quite slow getting through the whole thing and found the torture scene at the end to be too much.
This is about Vo's journey to to Los Angeles and how the Vietnamese community is treated by politicians and by filmmakers, but sometimes capitalism is just too much for some of the older Vietnamese folks as they judge Lana who chose to pursue life as a singer. Most people were scandalized by the revealing nature of her clothing, while Vo was very into her mico miniskirt.
This book was violent, and there were too many scenes where seafood was the object of the main character's carnal desires. There is not enough brain bleach for the scene involving the squid, and I do not want to read the "labial moistness of oysters" ever again in my life.
This is an award-winning book. There is a lot going on here, and here is a person quoting the line involving the oysters when the book first came out.
The author read a lot about the Vietnam War to develop this book, and he is an extremely talented writer; but I was quite slow getting through the whole thing and found the torture scene at the end to be too much.
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wwdn_feedThere’s a lot happening in my world right now, joy and sorrow, and I don’t have the spoons to write about it. But I’m having a Stand By Me moment that I wanted to share before it passes.
Yesterday, my narration of The Body by Stephen King (the novella that was adapted into Stand By Me) was released. I have wanted to do this for years, and I can’t believe I never wrote about it here. I’ll address that in the future, because it’s a cool story. Simon and Schuster, the publisher, has been super supportive and enthusiastic about this release. They gave me a whole chapter to share, and it’s at the end of this week’s1 It’s Storytime With Wil Wheaton, available now wherever you get your podcasts.
Today, I am the subject of a truly wonderful column in the New York Times that includes interactive clips from my narration, scenes from Stand By Me, and the text of the novella. It’s a beautiful piece that genuinely surprised and delighted me. And it comes just a few days after we were the subject of this incredible essay, also in the New York Times, about our Stand By Me Live tour2.
Tonight, Jerry and Corey and I are together on Entertainment Tonight3 to talk about the movie’s theatrical re-release, which starts on Friday.
I’m glad you’re here. If you’d like to get my posts delivered to your inbox, here’s the thingy:
- I had to take last week off, so we are replaying one of my favorite performances, End of Play.
︎ - This weekend, we are in Anaheim Friday, Seattle on Saturday (see you at No Kings, Seattle), and Portland on Sunday. Tickets are still available for all three shows. ︎
- In Los Angeles, that’s 7:30pm on CBS, check your local listing to be sure. ︎
