Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award A
Washington Post Notable Book
One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR,
Entertainment Weekly,
Ann Patchett on PBS NewsHour, Minnesota Public Radio, PopSugar, Maris Kreizman,
The Morning News Winner of
Ploughshares' John C. Zacharis Award
Winner of a Whiting Award A Belletrist Amuse Book
"A comic and often precarious journey. . . . Told in a hilarious deadpan that recalls Gish Jen and Nora Ephron." –
O, The Oprah Magazine "Winningly original. . . . Pithy, casually brilliant. . . . So fresh and intimate and mordantly funny that she feels less like fiction than a friend you've known forever." –
Entertainment Weekly
"The most assured novel about indecisiveness you'll ever read. . . . An emotionally devastating novel about being young today."
–The Washington Post "Endearing. . . . [Has] generous measures of humor and emotion."
–The New York Times Book Review "Starts as a charming confection and then proceeds to add on layers of emotional depth and complexity with every page. . . . I loved this novel." –Ann Patchett, author of
Bel Canto
"Told in short, penetrating bursts, the book is frequently mordantly funny and gets under your skin in a way that makes you really root for the narrator." –
Chicago Tribune "Funny, original, compelling. . . . In a word, this debut is: elemental." –Amy Hempel
"A genuine piece of literature: wise, humorous, and moving."
–Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of
Waiting "[An] outstanding debut. . . .
Chemistry may be the funniest novel ever written about living with depression." –
People "With its limpid style, comic verve, and sensitive examination of love, need, and aspiration, this exquisitely soul-searching novel is sure to be one of the most outstanding debuts of the year." –Sigrid Nunez
"Gemlike. . . . Slim enough to be wolfed down in one sitting, yet rich enough to merit an immediate re-read." –Celeste Ng, author of
Little Fires Everywhere
"A poignant tale of self-discovery that anyone who's ever felt a little lost will relate to." –
Buzzfeed "You won't need a science background to fall in love with this contemplative debut novel.. . . Insightful (and always entertaining)." –
Paste "A funny, wise debut about the heartache of uncertainty and the struggle to please others while forging one's own path." –Nando Pelusi,
Psychology Today "Mesmerizing. . . . Illuminat[es] a corner of the human experience that's woefully underexplored. By the last page I was devastated, transported, and craving more." –Emily Gould, author of
Friendship
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Chemistry (appropriately enough) explodes the stereotype of the model minority. Wang's voice is a revelation." –Peter Ho Davies, author of
The Fortunes