"Another major flaw of this book is that one of its strongest selling points—the biculturality of the narrator—is treated only as slightly humorous background. If you care about an aspect of a book enough to highlight it in the title, it better actually feature in the plot! Her parents’ backgrounds seem to have no effect on the narrator beyond broadening her vocabulary and giving her some interesting choices for dinner. The closest this book comes to cultural discourse is the vague sense that her parents may be particularly achievement oriented because of their backgrounds."
Melting Potpourri
