There's a lot to digest in this book (in a good way) so I'll need to let it percolate some before I write a real review. Thoroughly moved.

The one thing I will say I think the authors note at the front of the book did too much stylistic prefacing. This was always a no-no in every creative writing workshop I've taken, no disclaimers. I'll be honest when Chen wrote that the reader may find the name changes and narrative timekeeping confusing I was a little nervous, but ultimately I found it to be a remarkable and coherent debut.