W A T C H I N G T V
W I T H T H E R E D C H I N E S E
a novel by Luke Whisnant
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R E V I E W E X C E R P T S
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"[A] hip, quirky, interspliced tale of sexual obsession, culture shock, and aesthetics.... a tour de force...."
--The Review of Contemporary Fiction "[A] witty and very sad book....Fresh and ingeniously constructed....beautifully balanced.... [Whisnant has] struck a spark out of the clash of cultures; what we see by it is sobering." --L.A. Times Book Review "[An] odd and daring first novel....If Alexis de Tocqueville had come to America in the 1980s, he might have written a book like Watching TV with the Red Chinese. It is smart, hip, slightly self-deprecating, celebrating American inventiveness and indicting our lack of rootedness. Whisnant demonstrates...that at the end of the American dream of choice and opportunity is the American nightmare of violence, racial division and fear." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "Luke Whisnant has created a playful meditation on the meaning -- or meaninglessness -- of America....an engaging work that presents the reader with an oblique, ingenious critique of American culture." --The Boston Globe "By turns whimsical, poignant, funny and deeply ironic...ultimately a profound look at TV-era America and its values...." --Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Introduces Whisnant as a sort of Ford Maddox Ford of the MTV generation. An astute observer of American pop culture....appealingly honest....deftly handled irony....[a] promising debut." --Publisher's Weekly "Essential reading for this fall ....rich narrative style and masterful balance....Whisnant's poignant descriptions and credible characters make this a powerful debut. A worthwhile addition to every fiction collection." --Library Journal, starred review back to Luke's homepage
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