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The Whitewash
- Narrated by: Tim Potter, Nick Ravenswood, Siang Lu, Tom Hart, Berlin Lu, Eva Seymour, James Huang, Jamie Hart, Jing-Xuan Chan, Keith Brockett, Marty Rhone, Yen Nguyen, Ichigon, Daniel Qin
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Multi-cast narration and enhanced audio features.
Siang Lu's searing debut is a black comedy about the whitewashing of the Asian film industry, told in the form of an oral documentary
It sounded like a good idea at the time—a Hollywood spy thriller, starring, for the first time in history, an Asian male lead. With an estimated $350 million production budget and up-and-coming Hong Kong actor JK Jr, who, let's be honest, is not the sharpest tool in the shed, but probably the hottest, Brood Empire was basically a sure thing. Until it wasn't.
So how did it all fall apart? There were smart guys involved. So smart, so woke. So woke it hurts. There was topnotch talent across the board and the financial backing of a heavyweight Chinese studio. And yet, Brood Empire is remembered now not as a historical landmark of Asian representation that smashed the bamboo ceiling in Hollywood, but rather as a fiasco of seismic proportions.
The Whitewash is the definitive oral history of the whole sordid mess. Unofficial. Unasked for. Only intermittently fact-checked, and featuring a fool's gallery of actors, producers, directors, film historians and scummy click-bait journalists, to answer the question of how it all went so horribly, horribly wrong.
Critic Reviews
WINNER OF THE ABIA AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner of the QLA Glendower Emerging Writer Award
Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Award
A Booktopia Best Book of the Year
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- Jacks
- 08-10-2023
Laughed out multiple times! Hilarious and sharp
The Whitewash by Siang Lu is a sharp, witty, and hilariously insightful commentary on whitewashing and cultural double-standards that left me thoroughly impressed. This black comedy mash-up of a few parts of history and fiction via a mockumentary format was a refreshing listen. So glad I listened to the audiobook, as the talented cast added depth and authenticity to the characters, making the experience even more enjoyable. Hghly recommend it to anyone for a laugh-out-loud experience over house chores. I actually went back and replayed several scenes; specifically those with Baby Bao in it (too funny not to double back). Absolutely loved it!
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- Anonymous
- 08-03-2023
BRILLIANT!!
OMG, by far one of the best audiobooks I've listened to! I laughted so hard!!! Such a clever and funny book and all the narrators were fantastic - it really felt like I was listening to real people, not actors! That's why I love audiobooks so much, you get so much more than if you just read the book. Loved every minute! Well done Siang Lu!
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- Stu Denman
- 29-05-2024
Brilliant
The Whitewash is the best audiobook I’ve listened to. Brilliant performances and compelling content. I laughed out loud, a lot, I cringed, I felt shame, and I understood things on a new level.
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