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'Fresh, energetic, and completely hilarious, The Wangs vs. the World is my favorite debut of the year.' Jami Attenberg, author of Saint Mazie and The Middlesteins
Charles Wang has just lost the cosmetics fortune he built up since emigrating to the US. Gone are the houses, the cars, and the…
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2 authors picked The Wangs Vs. The World as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a full family implosion… but make it funny and addictive. Everyone is dramatic, everyone has baggage, and the situations are so chaotic you keep thinking “how is this getting worse?” It’s smart, it’s snappy, and it lowkey makes you reflect on money/family expectations without being preachy. Basically: entertaining, chaotic, and you’re weirdly invested in all of them even when they’re being ridiculous.
Fans of Schitt’s Creek, Crazy Rich Asians, and Little Miss Sunshine will delight in Chang’s debut. At turns bawdy and brilliant, The Wangs vs. The World tells the hilarious story of Charles Wang, a Chinese immigrant who achieves the American Dream by turning waste into wealth only to get hit by the financial crisis and lose his dazzling Bel Air home and everything he holds dear—everything, that is, except his quirky but lovable family. Chang’s razor-sharp humor and bold writing style have made me an instant fan.
From A.H.'s list on putting the fun into dysfunctional families.
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