{"id":37022,"date":"2025-07-16T07:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=37022"},"modified":"2025-07-16T07:22:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:22:00","slug":"memoir-of-an-innocent-brat-by-aaron-wang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=37022","title":{"rendered":"Memoir of an Innocent Brat by Aaron Wang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bracing, darkly funny, and deeply felt.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Wang\u2019s blistering debut, a queer millennial\u2019s search for freedom spirals into chaos, fame, and a murder charge. When Pete Chan, a self-aware and pop-savvy Chinese American in his late twenties, impulsively quits his corporate job and dumps his artist boyfriend Toby, he\u2019s chasing reinvention. But when a latte-throwing incident at his barista gig goes viral, he becomes internet-famous overnight. Frankie, a sharp-tongued troll, becomes Pete\u2019s most relentless critic, and unexpected romantic entanglement. But just as things begin to shift, Toby is found dead, and Pete is arrested for murder. His only alibi? Frankie, the hater he blocked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang\u2019s prose is razor-sharp, blending biting cultural critique with raw emotional undercurrents. Equal parts bratty, wounded, and brilliant, Pete\u2019s voice carries the novel with confessional energy. As Pete tries to prove his innocence, Wang carefully builds a layered mystery, not just of who killed Toby, but of who Pete is beneath the posturing.  Throughout, the novel examines digital identity, queer longing, and the disconnect between the curated self and the lived self. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A savage, smart, and emotionally layered novel about visibility, shame, and what it means to be truly known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books in Color<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pub date September 9, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN 978-1069506412<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price $14.99 (USD) Paperback, $5.99 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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