Where we at with Tom Lin?

[CanISitOnJonsLap]

With a Chinese American Gunslinger, He’s Challenging the Whiteness of Westerns (Published 2021)

Tom Lin is making his debut with “The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu,” a novel that has drawn comparisons to Cormac McCarthy and “True Grit.”

www.nytimes.com

Tom Lin's debut novel, "The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu" drew comparisons to Cormac McCarthy and was hyped up enough to get 25-year-old author Tom Lin a feature piece in the NYT book section. It's a Western with a Chinese twist, as ex-railroad laborer Ming Tsu becomes an outlaw and assassin.

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu

Orphaned young, Ming Tsu, the son of Chinese immigrants…

www.goodreads.com

Reviews on goodreads are certainly mixed, some positive while others leaving 1 and 2 star reviews. Surprisingly, Tom Lin has chosen to not directly comment on the negative reviews, or call the people leaving them names like child or stlaker. This is puzzling but I chalk it up to Tom Lin being an amateur author, once he gets a few more novels under his belt he'll be threatening to sue anyone who leaves a bad review.

I for one wish Tom Lin all the best on his promising literary career!

 

[Mr-Wrinkle-Paws]

Tom Lin San

 

[CanISitOnJonsLap]

Jesus fuck Nikola, calm down.

 

['THE NIGGER MAN']

'Tom' Lin can take his ching-chong jibberish and fuck back off to whatever gook wet market he slanted his eyes out of.

 

[Gay Faggot.]

Good for this kid. He needs to get in those reviews and let everyone know the negative ones are from nazi incel cyberstalkers. Dumb chink will learn some day. Maybe him and Rick can co-author a space chink western book.

 

[Raymond]

Do we still have the Patrick Tomlincheng photoshops?

 

[Pringle Can Lothario]

Reminds me of the slope that wrote a book about a movie. He was on that panel after Ricky Retardo got his Twitter account taken away.

 

[Oogie Farts 1488]

Just gave it 5 stars I'll probably pick up a copy soon.

 

[Will Tate]

Just gave it 5 stars I'll probably pick up a copy soon.

Sound like an interesting, not to mention plausible premise. Doubt this mysterious slant-eyed gunslinger will be moseying into a McDonalds BUT IN THE OLD WEST!!

 

[Patty's Stubby Fingers]

I heard his son's a real faggot.

 

[fenrir]

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Jesus fuck Nikola, calm down.

Nothing's ever good enough for these assholes.

"REEEEEEEEEE! Women are people too!" No they're not.

 

[Meownaw]

I not abandon daughter I have her killed.

 

[guest]

Nice premise, stupid. Not nearly as appealing as the Hunt for Red October IN SPACE

 

[UnPRePared]

Wanna know something? I commend this.

If he wants to write a positive Chinese character, and it's actually well written with some depth and potential, I wish this guy well.

So well, in fact, that it would be really swell if people reinforced his ability with positive reviews and noting his great grammar/editing, as well as plausible occurrences in the book - and lack of forced politics.

Real FAWKIN swell, if ya ask me.

 

[TorqueWheeler]

Do any of his characters speak with the Charlie Chan authenticity of celebrated wordsmith Patrick S. Tomlinson?

I want my Asians saying “You no raiku me?” or GTFO.