To Appa, the larger betrayal is Janet’s choice to “waste” her time as a photographer instead of taking over the business. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. But something began to shift for me in “Kim’s Convenience” about two-thirds of the way through. My mother grew up above, and worked most days in, her parents’ convenience store, Swartz Cut-Rate, on Front Street in North Philadelphia. Many New Yorkers would probably find a similar piece of themselves in “Kim’s Convenience.” And if we are too sophisticated theatrically to embrace it without ambivalence, why should we be different from the family it portrays?

Source: New York Times July 06, 2017 21:22 UTC