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Maxine Hong Kingston, Erroll McDonald
340 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0394568311
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Young Chinese American Wittman Ah Sing, a recent Berkley graduate and student of the sixties, is an absolutely extraordinary fictional creation. He's skinny, hip, six feet tall, an unstoppable playwright, a poet, a genius, and a nut.
Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
dark 66%
funny 66%
reflective 33%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, XenophobiaModerate
Drug abuse, Drug use—
Maxine Hong Kingston, Erroll McDonald
340 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0394568311
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Young Chinese American Wittman Ah Sing, a recent Berkley graduate and student of the sixties, is an absolutely extraordinary fictional creation. He's skinny, hip, six feet tall, an unstoppable playwright, a poet, a genius, and a nut.
Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
dark 66%
funny 66%
reflective 33%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, XenophobiaModerate
Drug abuse, Drug use