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A review by itsmeamethyst
You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked. by Sheung-King
4.0
This is a smart and romantic tale of a young man and woman who live in Toronto but travel the globe telling each other stories and folktales. The story uses memory recall to detail specific events of their relationship. Parts are written as if he’s writing directly to her, other parts he writes to himself.
Playful banter and social criticism are used as these two characters explore food, art, culture, identity (including race/Orientalism, religion, and language), and what it means to exist between spaces and identities. It is also about desire and how we value ourselves and each other: Attractiveness, interests, career, and education.
From the acknowledgments, it appears it is based on a real love and experienced (at least loosely). I’m rooting for this couple and hope they are still challenging and loving each other.
Thank you to Sheung-King, ECW Press Audio, Book’hug Press, and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
Playful banter and social criticism are used as these two characters explore food, art, culture, identity (including race/Orientalism, religion, and language), and what it means to exist between spaces and identities. It is also about desire and how we value ourselves and each other: Attractiveness, interests, career, and education.
From the acknowledgments, it appears it is based on a real love and experienced (at least loosely). I’m rooting for this couple and hope they are still challenging and loving each other.
Thank you to Sheung-King, ECW Press Audio, Book’hug Press, and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.