Flux
Author: Chong, Jinwoo
ISBN: 9781685891930
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 03 Jun 2025
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;ulPgt;Plt;liPgt;A Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; EditorP#8217;s Choice Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Best Book of 2023 by Plt;iPgt;EsquirePlt;/iPgt;, Apple Books, Plt;iPgt;HuffPostPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;GQPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;CosmopolitanPlt;/iPgt;, and Plt;iPgt;Goodreads.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut NovelPlt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;A Plt;iPgt;CrimeReadsPlt;/iPgt; Best Speculative Crime Fiction of 2023Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;VCU Cabell First Novelist AwardPlt;/liPgt;Plt;/ulPgt;Plt;iPgt; Plt;/iPgt;Pquot;Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldnP#39;t predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride.Pquot; -- Ling Ma, author of Plt;iPgt;SeverancePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his employers have inadvertently discovered time travel and are covering up a string of violent crimes...Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt; Plt;ulPgt;Plt;liPgt;A Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; EditorP#8217;s Choice Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Best Book of 2023 by Plt;iPgt;EsquirePlt;/iPgt;, Apple Books, Plt;iPgt;HuffPostPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;GQPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;CosmopolitanPlt;/iPgt;, and Plt;iPgt;Goodreads.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut NovelPlt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;VCU Cabell First Novelist AwardPlt;/liPgt;Plt;/ulPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;bPgt;Pquot;Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldnP#39;t predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride.Pquot; -- Ling Ma, author of Plt;iPgt;Severance Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;bPgt;A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvertently discovered time travelP#8212;and are using it to cover up a string of violent crimes . . .Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt; Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial againstP#160;an infamous now-defunct tech startup,P#160;struggles to reconnect with his family.Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt; So begins Jinwoo ChongP#8217;sP#160;dazzling, time-bending debut that blends elements of neo-noir and speculative fiction as the lives of Bo, Brandon, and Blue begin to intersect, uncovering a vast network of secrets and an experimental technology that threatens to upend life itself. Intertwined with them is theP#160;saga of an iconic P#8217;80s detective show, Plt;iPgt;RaiderPlt;/iPgt;, whoseP#160;star actor has imploded spectacularly after revelations of long-term, concealed abuse.Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt; Plt;iPgt;FluxPlt;/iPgt; is a haunting and sometimes shocking exploration of the cyclical nature of grief, of moving past trauma, and of the pervasive nature of whiteness within the development of Asian identity in America.
ISBN: 9781685891930
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 03 Jun 2025
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;ulPgt;Plt;liPgt;A Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; EditorP#8217;s Choice Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Best Book of 2023 by Plt;iPgt;EsquirePlt;/iPgt;, Apple Books, Plt;iPgt;HuffPostPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;GQPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;CosmopolitanPlt;/iPgt;, and Plt;iPgt;Goodreads.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut NovelPlt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;A Plt;iPgt;CrimeReadsPlt;/iPgt; Best Speculative Crime Fiction of 2023Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;VCU Cabell First Novelist AwardPlt;/liPgt;Plt;/ulPgt;Plt;iPgt; Plt;/iPgt;Pquot;Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldnP#39;t predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride.Pquot; -- Ling Ma, author of Plt;iPgt;SeverancePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his employers have inadvertently discovered time travel and are covering up a string of violent crimes...Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt; Plt;ulPgt;Plt;liPgt;A Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; EditorP#8217;s Choice Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Best Book of 2023 by Plt;iPgt;EsquirePlt;/iPgt;, Apple Books, Plt;iPgt;HuffPostPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;GQPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;CosmopolitanPlt;/iPgt;, and Plt;iPgt;Goodreads.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut NovelPlt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;VCU Cabell First Novelist AwardPlt;/liPgt;Plt;/ulPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;bPgt;Pquot;Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldnP#39;t predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride.Pquot; -- Ling Ma, author of Plt;iPgt;Severance Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;bPgt;A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvertently discovered time travelP#8212;and are using it to cover up a string of violent crimes . . .Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt; Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial againstP#160;an infamous now-defunct tech startup,P#160;struggles to reconnect with his family.Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt; So begins Jinwoo ChongP#8217;sP#160;dazzling, time-bending debut that blends elements of neo-noir and speculative fiction as the lives of Bo, Brandon, and Blue begin to intersect, uncovering a vast network of secrets and an experimental technology that threatens to upend life itself. Intertwined with them is theP#160;saga of an iconic P#8217;80s detective show, Plt;iPgt;RaiderPlt;/iPgt;, whoseP#160;star actor has imploded spectacularly after revelations of long-term, concealed abuse.Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt; Plt;iPgt;FluxPlt;/iPgt; is a haunting and sometimes shocking exploration of the cyclical nature of grief, of moving past trauma, and of the pervasive nature of whiteness within the development of Asian identity in America.
