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lsparrow's review against another edition
3.0
a wide range of perspectives in this essay collection.
bookslifeandeverythingnice's review against another edition
5.0
I won this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways. Thank you to Goodreads, Little, Brown and Compan, and Nikes Shukla for a copy of the book. As always, an honest review from me.
Like:
- References some current political issues surrounding immigration, but keeps the focus mainly on the people
- The cover: the colors are great - bold, beautiful and eye catching
Love:
- Contains essays from many different people - the variety of perspectives, writing styles and stories makes it well rounded
- Different countries and cultures are well represented
- It’s not just another immigrant story, but we really get to know them as people telling their stories. It’s a privilege to read about their lives.
- Wonderful story telling - that absolutely transports me to the setting
Dislike: —
Wish that:
- I connected with all of the essays - to be clear, I connected with many of them, but not all which is to be expected in a book of essays by many authors
Overall, it was a pleasure to read this book. I’m already recommending it to others. Definitely recommend if you’re looking for a great book of essays or to read about immigration stories.
Like:
- References some current political issues surrounding immigration, but keeps the focus mainly on the people
- The cover: the colors are great - bold, beautiful and eye catching
Love:
- Contains essays from many different people - the variety of perspectives, writing styles and stories makes it well rounded
- Different countries and cultures are well represented
- It’s not just another immigrant story, but we really get to know them as people telling their stories. It’s a privilege to read about their lives.
- Wonderful story telling - that absolutely transports me to the setting
Dislike: —
Wish that:
- I connected with all of the essays - to be clear, I connected with many of them, but not all which is to be expected in a book of essays by many authors
Overall, it was a pleasure to read this book. I’m already recommending it to others. Definitely recommend if you’re looking for a great book of essays or to read about immigration stories.
fairee's review against another edition
4.0
A poignant and heartfelt collection of essays that I was able to relate to as a child of an immigrant, and also learn a lot from as the essays were vast and different. Common threads were family, childhood, and being an outsider, and it was beautiful to witness the huge differences but also similarities in every story. Not all essays were equally captivating, but overall I highly recommend this book to anyone either wanting to learn more about the diverse immigrant experience, or affirm the many things we all feel as immigrants/ people with immigrant families. My favorite essays were “how to write Iranian-American” “swimmer” “how not to be” “on loneliness” “chooey-booey and brown” “shithole nation” “dispatches from the language wars” and “skittles”