A review by maria161985
Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir by Eddie Huang

1.0

I found this book very difficult to read as it didn't keep me interested one bit. There was a lot of slang and swear words which weren't explained in full detail, causing a multitude of confusion. Also, there were a variety of individuals that were named however, were never explained fully. I felt like I was reading a large run-on sentence that never ended. In all honesty, I wasn't able to grasp the concept of the book as almost the entire book was about Eddie hanging out with his friends and getting into trouble. I found that the last part of the book was somewhat more enjoyable as the swear words were at a minimum, and Eddie seemed to be more mature. However, more than three-quarters of the book made me want to give up and stop reading. Though I was curious to see what happened to Eddie at the end of the book, it definitely wasn't worth my time. I'm sure that Eddie had quite a fascinating life story however, surely it wasn't necessary to write it down in book form as it was written.