The Underdogs by Isaac Kan #contemporary #fiction #bookreview #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

 

Contemporary Fiction

Date Published: 9/26/24

 

 

The Underdogs was inspired by my time building a tech startup during the golden era of San Francisco, when Uber and Lyft were just getting started and battling it out. It’s a coming-of-age, immigrant story following a set of characters who are all trying to create a better future for themselves, for society, and escape their pasts.

Readers have shared that this story reminds them of The Prestige. Two geniuses, who came from nothing, competing against each other in a market that preys upon those who also come from nothing. Others have reflected on the story as a cautionary tale that stands the test of time — How “the few, the chosen” may end up taking advantage of the very same people who they grew up with.

Review

This book is marvelous. I read it in a few sittings. Everything about this book is high-level feeling and thinking, from the thick texture of characters, social conditions, and places to the feeling of peoples willingness to refuse their disposability. Get it!

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