Told with a hard-edged purity that brings to mind Cormac McCarthy and Denis Johnson, American Son is the story of two Filipino brothers adrift in contemporary California. The older brother, Tomas, fashions himself into a Mexican gangster and breeds pricey attack dogs, which he trains in German and sells to Hollywood celebrities. The narrator is younger brother Gabe, who tries to avoid the tar pit of Tomas's waywardness, yet moves ever closer to embracing it. Their mother, who moved to America to escape the caste system of Manila and is now divorced from their American father, struggles to keep her sons in line while working two dead-end jobs. When Gabe runs away, he brings shame and unforeseen consequences to the family. Full of the ache of being caught in a violent and alienating world, American Son is a debut novel that captures the underbelly of the modern immigrant experience.
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种族主义，性别歧视的老调重弹
评分感觉读小说之前还是了解一下背景。菲律宾和美国的战争以及之后在美国的菲律宾人的歧视。母亲的历史创伤导致兄弟二人的种种挣扎。double conciousess. Body as a contested field.兄弟二人对于自己的identity一直在挣扎。而最后弟弟的沉沦令人惋惜但又意料之中。
评分感觉读小说之前还是了解一下背景。菲律宾和美国的战争以及之后在美国的菲律宾人的歧视。母亲的历史创伤导致兄弟二人的种种挣扎。double conciousess. Body as a contested field.兄弟二人对于自己的identity一直在挣扎。而最后弟弟的沉沦令人惋惜但又意料之中。
评分种族主义，性别歧视的老调重弹
评分种族主义，性别歧视的老调重弹
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