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A review by raymond_murphy
New Waves by Kevin Nguyen
3.0
I may have reached my quota of books about Brooklyn for the whole year.
That aside, this was a quick and good read. Sad though, but it's all about grief, so that works.
I like the sub-genre represented here, workplace drama, but I have absolutely no personal relationship to tech start-ups and, if what I read here is representative of what those places are like, I am glad to keep it that way.
What Nguyen does here with race is--I hope--a sign that the publishing industry might be changing away from the cis white male gaze.
A special LOL came out of me when clueless white Jill tells Viet/Chinese Lucas she had no idea Margo was Black, even though her message board username was afronaut300.
That aside, this was a quick and good read. Sad though, but it's all about grief, so that works.
I like the sub-genre represented here, workplace drama, but I have absolutely no personal relationship to tech start-ups and, if what I read here is representative of what those places are like, I am glad to keep it that way.
What Nguyen does here with race is--I hope--a sign that the publishing industry might be changing away from the cis white male gaze.
A special LOL came out of me when clueless white Jill tells Viet/Chinese Lucas she had no idea Margo was Black, even though her message board username was afronaut300.