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Free Food for Millionaires

Auteur(s): Min Jin Lee
Narrateur(s): Jennifer Sun Bell
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In this "mesmerizing" novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko, the Korean-American daughter of first-generation immigrants strives to join Manhattan's inner circle (USA Today).

Meet Casey Han: a strong-willed, Queens-bred daughter of Korean immigrants immersed in a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle she can't afford. Casey is eager to make it on her own, away from the judgements of her parents' tight-knit community, but she soon finds that her Princeton economics degree isn't enough to rid her of ever-growing credit card debt and a toxic boyfriend. When a chance encounter with an old friend lands her a new opportunity, she's determined to carve a space for herself in a glittering world of privilege, power, and wealth—but at what cost?

Set in a city where millionaires scramble for the free lunches the poor are too proud to accept, this sharp-eyed epic of love, greed, and ambition is a compelling portrait of intergenerational strife, immigrant struggle, and social and economic mobility. Addictively enjoyable, Min Jin Lee's bestselling debut Free Food for Millionaires exposes the intricate layers of a community clinging to its old ways in a city packed with haves and have-nots.

©2007 Min Jin Lee (P)2020 Hachette Audio Fiction Fiction de genre Fiction littéraire Littérature mondiale Récits initiatiques New York Korean Authors Fiction

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"Mesmerizing...Not since Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake has an author so exquisitely evoked what it's like to be an immigrant."—USA Today

"This big, beguiling book has all the distinguishing marks of a Great American novel."—The Times (London)

"Lee has updated the Victorian novel of progress to a postmodern, postfeminist world and imagined a character whose circumstances feel universal."—Chicago Tribune
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This is such a beautifully written book with complex and well-developed characters yet in my opinion the narrator has missed the mark. Older men voices are all the same and somehow they all have the “husky” Korean intonation. Regardless of whatever situation is going on, the whole book is narrated in an unnecessary “emphatic” tone of voice. But what I found the most distracting is that very often she drops her voice mid-sentence and then picks up the last part of the sentence as though it were a new one.

Beautiful story, horrible narration

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Interesting and varied characters link together by race or class, etc. narrator was perfect for this story .

Great listen!!

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Truly the weaving of personal 1st generation immigrant stories resonated with me.

So many conflicted characters, ambitions and views on true love was so well played out .

The character development was so on point .

A true journey… thank you - I loved it

A lovely storytelling

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I really wanted to listen to this book, but the narration is so horrendous that I couldn’t finish it. The narrator reads as though every phrase ends with an exclamation point. She also ends sentences prematurely only to tack on another word…
or two after.
The director was asleep at the switch on this one.

Narration ruined this audiobook

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