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Rice Room

Growing Up Chinese-American from Number Two Son to Rock 'N' Roll

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Rice Room

By: Ben Fong-Torres
Narrated by: Ben Fong-Torres
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One of America's best-known rock and entertainment journalists describes his journey from his childhood, cooped up in the "rice room" of his family's restaurant in Oakland's Chinatown, where he did chores, to the major role he played as a writer and editor at Rolling Stone. It is a story of teen worship of Elvis, but also of Chinese customs and the tragic murder of his brother, and of the '60s scene in San Francisco, where he found freedom - and his career.

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I really enjoyed the humor, angst, joy, terror, pain and it was just so nice to feel the emotions of
the author.
Top shelf!

A great read!

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I enjoyed learning about the Chinese culture but did not enjoy all the tiresome and uninteresting epilogues.

Very interesting until all the epilogues.

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Great storyteller recounting his life growing up in interesting times, told from a unique perspective. It is well worth hearing, despite the stiff and choppy narration.

Great story, narration could be better

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I never EVER have felt the need to leave a review of any book I have heard on Audible. Just so you get the idea of what a reader I am this is about book 280 a d I have usually 3 books going AR once. I have been a long time reader of Rolling Stones since which School in 1982 and remember reading the best article s by Ben Fong -Torres. He was just the best and this book really let me into his world of how and why he did what he did and how and why he became who he was a d is. I can't imagine that if you enjoy autobiographical books you wouldn't LOVE this one. Go ahead and take a chance its really great and remember he was a DJ also and has a nice smooth voice. Sing it with me, Wanna see my picture on the cover, Wanna buy five copies for my mother, Wanna see my smiling face On the cover of the "Rolling Stone"

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I’m a longtime fan of BFT’s and had the pleasure of working under him early in my editing career. Incredible writer, reporter, storyteller, and human being. I read The Rice Room almost 20 years ago, soon after meeting Ben, and enjoyed it immensely. Even better hearing it read by the man himself. What a life. What a voice. Highly recommended.

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