![]() ![]() I’ve had this book in my library for a while and wanted to revisit one of my favorite characters after hearing of Michael K Williams’ (Leonard) passing. A few years ago I began to lose my vision and switched from visual media to audible media for entertainment. I originally became a fan of Hap & Leonard from watching the Sundance TV series based on Joe R Lansdale’s brilliant novels. The audiobook narrator Phil Gigante was good. Hap previously spent time in jail for refusing the draft during the Vietnam war. She doesn’t want to date Hap publicly because he is white, but she’s happy to be in a private sexual relationship. Hap has a sexual relationship with Leonard’s black female attorney. For example one clue has something to do with books, so they figure out that they need to talk to a guy who drives a book mobile. But the uncle had Alzheimer’s disease so his mind was not clear. They believe the uncle left clues for Leonard about the murder. He asks Hap to live there with him and help him fix things. Leonard inherits a house from his estranged Uncle Chester. ![]() I listened to more than half and then stopped. A lot of people like this, it’s just not for me. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It is a very simple and heartfelt story about being young, being confused, being in love, getting corrupt… I am looking forward to writing and directing this book for the screen.” Siddharth Roy Kapur, Managing Director, Studios, Disney UTV, adds, “We are excited to have played the catalyst in bringing Chetan and Raj Kumar together. ![]() Speaking about his decision to direct the movie, Raj Kumar says, “When I read the novel, I was quite moved. I can’t wait for the three characters to be cast and brought to life,” says the author, who earlier collaborated with the production house on Kai Po Che. “It is an intense love story set against the backdrop of corruption in the education sector, which affects millions across the country. The novel, which revolves around the lives of childhood friends - Gopal, Raghav and Aarti - will be made into a drama film with strong roles for the three main leads. Chetan Bhagat has once again teamed up with Disney UTV, this time for the screen adaptation of his latest bestseller Revolution 2020, to be directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One day I stepped off the curb in Central Park as a bus was backing up it hit me and it hurt a great deal. I defied them and completely obliterated myself in the foliage. I once went skiing with friends who had to tell me to cool it because I was getting too close to the trees. I would ride my Gary Fisher bike all over Manhattan, weaving in and out of traffic and blowing through stoplights as if I were the only person on the street. "When I returned to New York from Tokyo, I started my dead-end job at the financial services company. To be young and Asian in America often means fighting a multifront war against sameness."Ģ. In fact, not all Asian kids are any one thing. Not all our parents are tiger parents, tiger parenting doesn’t always work, and not all Asian kids are good at school. It also feeds into the perception that all Asian kids are book smart because their parents make it so. These passages really stood out to me.ġ."The downside to the term tiger parenting entering the mainstream vocabulary is that it gives a cute name to what is actually a painful and demoralizing existence. I enjoyed his memoir on overcoming adversity from the lens of being an Asian American. He was often doing episodes with Anthony Bourdain. For those of you who do not know who David Chang is, he is an American Restauranteur and entrepreneur who owns Momofuku, Milk Bar, Ko, Seiobo, and produced the Netflix series 'Ugly Delicious' and 'Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner'. ![]() |