Clever and beguiling ... She flips stereotypes on their ears ... Audacious ... While humorously unpacking stereotypes about identity, Chou never condescends to her characters. The stories can become surprisingly tender or melancholic and wistful or even furious.
Haunting, character-driven tales that lead readers on enticingly mysterious trajectories ... Complex ... Thought-provoking and astute, Chou’s compelling latest leaves readers in capable hands.
Chou establishes herself as a writer to watch with another thought-provoking offering. For readers who can appreciate Chou’s no-holds-barred approach to storytelling.
Intriguing ... While deftly exploring diverse genres--coming-of-age, speculative, contemporary realism, auto- and meta-fiction--Chou convincingly interrogates and exposes unsettling relationships between family members, lovers, and former strangers ... Multi-layered.