A Temple of Forgotten Spirits: The Complete Adventures of Jack Hong

By: William F. Wu

Narrated by: Anthony Lee

A young guy named Jack Hong hitchhikes throughout America following the keilin, a mystical unicorn out of Chinese mythology. The keilin leads him to 10 adventures with ghosts and other supernatural figures. These experiences reveal to him not only parts of American history he never knew but also his own identity and the role he will choose for his life.

©2018 William F. Wu (P)2018 William F. Wu

Liked the idea....

There were some interesting aspects to most of the stories, however, the narration was just sub-par, and I believe this kept the stories slow and found it difficult to relate to the character. As a general rule I like Chinese fantasy and art, however, the main character seemed so.....meh?! The history aspect to the stories needs to be told and this was the only part(s) I found interesting.

“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”

Interesting set of stories

This is an interesting set of stories that all center around a Chinese American man hitchhiking across America. Each story is a standalone, which makes it nice for when you have limited time and don't want to stop in the middle of a story. But some of them do mention others in the book, which ties them together nicely.

If I had the opportunity to relate to each story

So the idea and the concept are pretty good
The stories are good and interesting
Everything is very very well written
All in all, the book is worth listening to
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review .

Not my favorite, but pretty decent

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

So, this was an interesting listen. The book comes across as a collection of linked short stories about the same guy, rather than a novel. The thoughts by the author were kind of odd for me. They were interesting but it kind of took me out of the story. This wasn't a big deal, just an observation for potential listeners. The stories themselves were goodand held my interest. The narration was decent. Not the best I've ever heard but far from the worst. All in all, it was middle of the road audio book for me. It wasn't one I'd go out of my way to recommend, but if you like cultural history based fantasy stories, it might be worth checking out.

Entertaining and Educational

The stories within this set are very entertaining but if you listen to the afterward of each story very educational. I found the progression of Jack Hong's adventures to be intriguing and I must admit at times a bit frightening as the author's language is very descriptive and with Anthony Lee as the narrator made it more realistic. I throughly found this series to be one of the best and wishing there was more. I highly recommend this series which I received at Audiobooks Unleashed. This review is honest and unbiased give it a listen or read.