“Frank Chin’s unique literary recipe—red hot chop suey laced with laughing powder and amphetamines—makes most so-called ‘modern’ writing look old-fashioned, chauvinistic and tedious.”
—Tom Robbins
“Chin whips out a tale of heritage, mythology and coming-of-age at a razor-sharp pace with a sense of humor and drama that sets his story, and his readers, on their ears.”
—The Milwaukee Journal
“A small masterpiece.”
—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Prose that rings like gongs and pops like a string of firecrackers.”
—The Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Wonderfully zany coming-of-age journey that deals with the interpenetration of Chinese myth and American popular culture.”
—Kirkus
“Donald Duk, 12-year-old son of a Chinatown chef in San Francisco, hates his name and, even worse, hates being Chinese. In his dreams he tells his idol, Fred Astaire, about relatives so determined not to become American that they adjust the color on their televisions to make everyone look Asian.”
—The Miami Herald
“Highly recommended for wit, style, and lack of stereotypes.”
—Kliatt
“Chin takes total control of whole cultures, both East and West, in working his magic.”
—Michi Weglyn
