Category Archives: Reviews

‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Allison’s Thanksgiving Meltdown”

Dr. Ken, Season 2, Episode 8: “Allison’s Thanksgiving Meltdown” Original airdate November 18, 2016. I’m hot-blooded: check it and see. Allison asks the family to change its plans for a quiet Thanksgiving at home in favor of visiting her parents at … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “No Thanks-giving”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 5: “No Thanks-giving” Original airdate November 15, 2016. Microsynopsis:  Claiming that the annual family get-together for Thanksgiving is a ridiculous amount of unpleasant work for a tradition that’s not hers, Jessica convinces the … Continue reading

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8Books Review: “The Story of a Brief Marriage” by Anuk Arudpragasam

The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam is a moving and intimate portrait of a man caught up in Sri Lanka’s civil war. Set in and around a refugee camp, this debut novel offers a peek into just a few … Continue reading

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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Dave Goes on Shark Tank”

Dr. Ken, Season 2, Episode 07: “Dave Goes on Shark Tank” Original airdate November 11, 2016. Lit review. Dave is invited to appear on Shark Tank to pitch his new product, the Hot Legs Duvet.  Allison is thrilled for him, but … Continue reading

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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Ken Learns Korean”

Dr. Ken, Season 2, Episode 6: “Ken Learns Korean” Original airdate November 4, 2016. Indications. Ken needs the assistance of a translator when he examines a Korean-speaking patient.  When he is also teased by D.K. and D.K.’s friends for not … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Citizen Jessica”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 4: “Citizen Jessica” Original airdate November 1, 2016. Microsynopsis:  Cattleman’s Ranch is serving as a polling place for the 1996 general election.  Jessica and Louis take opposing sides on a proposition to build … Continue reading

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8Books Review: “The Cambodian Dancer,” by Daryn Reicherter

The Cambodian Dancer: Sophany’s Gift of Hope is a beautiful children’s picture book about a young Cambodian girl forced to leave her country who finds strength in traditional dance steps. The illustrations are well-done and in a style that matches the … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Louisween”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 3: “Louisween” Original airdate October 25, 2016. Microsynopsis:  It’s Louis’s favorite holiday, Halloween, and he’s as enthusiastic about it as ever, but Jessica refuses to participate even a little, choosing instead to work … Continue reading

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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “D.K.’s Korean Ghost Story”

Dr. Ken, Season 2, Episode 5: “D.K.’s Korean Ghost Story” Original airdate October 21, 2016. Open up and say aaaah. Allison is heartbroken because Dave seems to be in a rush to grow up.  No longer his mother’s little boy, … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Breaking Chains”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 2: “Breaking Chains” Original airdate October 18, 2016. Microsynopsis: Emery’s excitement about beginning middle school is dampened when Eddie gives him a binder in which he’s kept track of all the lies he’s … Continue reading

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8Books Review: “The Wangs vs. The World” by Jade Chang

Jade Chang’s novel The Wangs vs. The World  follows one crazy Chinese American family as they try to piece their lives back together after the economic recession of 2008. Mr. Charles Wang  is a self-made man who immigrated from Taiwan and … Continue reading

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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Dr. Ken: Child of Divorce”

Dr. Ken, Season 2, Episode 4: “Dr. Ken: Child of Divorce” Original airdate October 14, 2016. Symptoms? Ken learns that his parents have been divorced for a couple of years.  He pretends to take it in stride, but it makes … Continue reading

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