story: The Luck of Kokuraauthor: Gary Shteyngartyear: 2018where: a diner in Manhattan note: Well-developed main character, and some comparisons of Atlanta and NYC that ring true. The secondary character felt a bit too slick. Some of the political lines reminded me of the planted political lines in the Will and Grace reboot. a line: “’You got to try the Philly-cheese-steak pizza,’ she said, ‘I could eat it every night.’”