Rental House

Praise

Praise for Rental House:

“If you’re desperate for an escape from your family during the holidays, dive into Rental House for a complete immersion into different families with different problems…Sharply observed and compulsively readable, Rental House reminds us that we are all the products of our upbringings, for better or for worse.”
—Esquire

“Wang uses sharp detail and gentle humor to portray the evolution of a thoughtful partnership.”
—Los Angeles Times

“Sharp, insightful, occasionally heartbreaking, and incredibly relatable.”
—Gabrielle Zevin, author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“A sharp and affecting portrait of a couple navigating their hopes, anxieties, and families of origin over time, Rental House is sparkling with insight, its characters drawn with love and precision.”
—Lisa Ko, author of Memory Piece

“Funny and delightful, Rental House is a story for anyone who’s experienced demanding parents, misunderstanding in-laws, a vacation-gone-wrong, or mid-life questions about how to reconcile your own personality liabilities with those of the person you love most.”
—Elif Batuman, author of The Idiot
 
“Wonderfully acerbic…Wang excels at setting the tone with biting prose…and the scenes of family drama are compulsively readable. It’s a tour de force.”
—Publishers Weekly [STARRED REVIEW]

“Wang is an incisive writer with sharp psychological insight …[Rental House] is subtle and powerful in its cultural critique and will surely be relatable for anyone who has in-laws. A compelling portrait of family dynamics under pressure.”
—Kirkus [STARRED REVIEW]
 
“A tender portrait of family and what ties them together, or sometimes makes them clash.”              —SheReads