Nuclear Family by Joseph Han was a wonderful read. It's a novel of tradition and change. Family and friends. Growing up Korean on Hawaii. Generations and ghosts. Living and the dead. And a lot of pot smoking, so much so that I'm worried for the author, assuming he may have a lot of his own experience in bringing Grace's usage to life. The novel shifts through the stories of various family members, but mostly centers around Grace, her brother Jacob, and their parents who own and operate Cho's Delicatessen. There's a tenderness that undergirds all of the stories and the main narrative that is refreshing and welcomed. I highly recommend this for your summer reading.
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