In this memoir, Hua Hsu opens with stories as the child of Taiwanese immigrants in the Silicon Valley. He writes about his conception of “cool,” the way he interacted with his parents, and eventually shares about his college at Cal Berkeley. 

This was deep and heavy. It took a significant amount of brain power to follow and I think I would have absorbed it better in print than on audio, but this was the only format my library had available. The narration was also a bit monotone, so that did not help.

I’m usually a bit slow with reading audiobooks. I don’t have a lot of uninterrupted time to listen, but I made time for this one. I couldn’t look away. The narration is superb and this memoir is shared with such heart and earnestness.