Why a Booktrail?
2000s: A modern day retelling of Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov.
The Family Chao
What you need to know before your trail
For years, the residents of Lake Haven, Wisconsin ignored the whispered troubles about the Chao family, if only to keep eating at the best restaurant in town. But when tyrannical patriarch Big Chao is found frozen to death in the family’s meat freezer, scandalous events force the community to turn its attention to the three Chao sons.
When the family’s dog mysteriously disappears, and Dagou ‘Dog Eater’ Chao is held on trial for his father’s murder, the Chaos’ turbulent history spills into the public eye, while a small town looks on in disbelief. . .
Locations
Reset- America/USA - Wisconsin - Haven
- A: Chinatown Kitchen
- B: King Wok
- C: Haven
- D: Hong Kong Buffet
Travel Guide
The Russian tale of The Brothers Karamazov
The original novel was set in Russia. It is a passionate philosophical novel that considers questions of God, free will, and morality.It is also a novel that looks at problems of faith, doubt and reason with a plot that revolves around the subject of patricide.
Quotes from the original story:
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
“A beast can never be as cruel as a human being, so artistically, so picturesquely cruel.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Family Chao
Destination/Location: Wisconsin Author: Lan Samantha Chang Departure: 2000s
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