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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
challenging
medium-paced
Enjoyed reading this book, but it didn’t hit me quite as hard as Crying in Hmart.
Memoir with a lot of good historical information about Okinawa. I really enjoyed the end section, when she visited Japan/Okinawa with her parents and intermingled it with thoughts and her parents story. I was impressed by her creative way to reconcile her complex feelings about her relationship to her mother and her identity.
Trigger warnings- multiple.
Trigger warnings- multiple.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
It took me a while to get into this book - the writing was a bit choppy and lacked some heart (to me) in the beginning, but it gets better. I had a hard time connecting with the author overall as she and I had very different relationships with our parents, and I do think she gets a bit preachy at times, but I still think her perspective and her voice are important. I just wanted her to give Okinawa more of its own voice, too, to get to 5 stars.
I don’t have words quite yet, but so many more people need to read this. So honest and beautifully written. I felt like I was alongside her for every moment she recorded. If she ever releases another book, I’ll be there.
This book was so raw and honest. Brina offers hope to those who have a challenging relationship with family due to war, immigration and its aftermath. I also know little to nothing about the history of Okinawa and I am so heartbroken for it’s people. What great shame on all of the countries who have used Okinawa as a pawn and have not acknowledged the atrocities caused to its people and land.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
fast-paced