A review by jcp1009
The Face: Strangers on a Pier by Tash Aw

5.0

Wow. This little book of essays has blown me away. A. discussion of identity and multiculturalism and how that impacts us and how we relate to other people. While the focus is on his experience in Asia, I feel like it's also very similar to the American experience. How do I relate to my grandparents, children of immigrants, when my life has been so completely different? When the author explains that he can be mistaken for multiple nationalities throughout Asia, it reminds me of how we too have shed our origin story in some way.