I Leave It Up to You

Praise

“Maybe I’ve been waiting my whole life for a novel about a Korean sushi chef in Fort Lee, New Jersey? I Leave It Up to You is funny and tender, with characters whose lives are satisfyingly messy. Jinwoo Chong is a writer for those of us who exist between cultures and identities.”—Gabrielle Zevin, New York Times bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“A remarkable portrait of an American family . . . compassionate and beautifully told.”—Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of Portrait of a Thief

“Jinwoo Chong is a master storyteller. A novel about second chances, the many threads of love that tie people together in the face of loss, and the maddening complexities of family devotion, this is a spectacular book. Chong has made me a believer. I will follow his writing anywhere.”—Crystal Hana Kim, author of If You Leave Me and The Stone Home

“Sweet and satisfying without sacrificing bite, I Leave It Up to You achieves that which we cherish in our most favorite works: an unvarnished reflection of reality. At its core is a question: What do we do when fate disrupts our precious plans? With a perfect balance of sincerity and levity, Jinwoo Chong guides us through an enchanting study of how time shapes us all, inspiring us to see those we thought we knew, especially ourselves, anew. . . . A tender romp that hits you right in the heart.”—Mateo Askaripour, New York Times bestselling author of Black Buck

“Funny and wickedly observant with a cast of characters so endearing I laughed out loud and was moved to tears, Jinwoo Chong’s I Leave It Up to You is a delicious meal of a book, with courses of drama, tragedy, and comedy. Jack Jr.’s efforts to separate himself from his raucous, loving, over-reaching Korean American immigrant family are rendered with brilliant finesse and beauty.”—Jimin Han, author of The Apology

“Alive and boisterous and entirely profound . . . a riot and a tender exploration of (re)discovering your place in the world.”—Bryan Washington, author of Family Meal

“By the end of I Leave It Up to You, Chong managed to pull off the impossible: He made me fall in love with New Jersey. His prose is funny, exuberant, and moving, and his characters are packed full of life in all of its spectacular dysfunction.”—Grant Ginder, author of The People We Hate at the Wedding

“Prepare to be utterly charmed. A spirited and deeply affecting story about love in all its forms, the chaos and complications of family, and how to pick yourself back up in the wake of loss . . . as pleasurable as a good conversation over an excellent meal.”—Gina Chung, author of Sea Change

“I Leave It Up to You explores what it means to be healthy, to love, to rebuild a family in the aftermath of a bewildering tragedy. A tender novel of rebirth and repair . . . a delicious read.”—Isle McElroy, author of People Collide

“Captures precisely that tragicomic feeling of suspended animation . . . [a] funny and big-hearted novel.”—Rafael Frumkin, author of Confidence