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bgoodbookclub's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This book is so emotional and raw! It walks through Chung losing both of her parents, one that she was limited in visiting because of COVID.
It also walks through Chung's experience being a Korean woman adopted into a white family. It really shocked me how much guilt she carried and learning about her experience was very honest to me!
I could definitely see this book being hard to read if you recently lost a parent or lost someone during COVID so please check content warnings!
Thank you to Ecco for sending me a copy of this book!
It also walks through Chung's experience being a Korean woman adopted into a white family. It really shocked me how much guilt she carried and learning about her experience was very honest to me!
I could definitely see this book being hard to read if you recently lost a parent or lost someone during COVID so please check content warnings!
Thank you to Ecco for sending me a copy of this book!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
kathnash's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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sad
medium-paced
4.75
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Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
lbrady2396's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
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Graphic: Death of parent
taketwolu's review against another edition
A memoir about Nicole’s experiences with grief, parent loss, guilt, and enduring hardships / tragedy as life continues.
Wow. This was such a powerful and relatable memoir 👏🏼 Nicole is so honest and raw in her feelings of grief while also managing to discuss struggles with the healthcare system, her transracial adoptee experience, family, hopelessness, juggling a work-life balance, parenting, mental health struggles, and guilt in living so far from her family. Losing her father in his late 60’s and then grappling with her mother’s cancer diagnosis not even a year later sounded unbearable, especially as Nicole was navigating this around 2020. My heart was honestly ripped out and I found myself tearing up over the last half of this book. Overall, this is such a beautiful, heartbreaking read, but definitely worth it!
mikayladlewis's review against another edition
emotional
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sad
medium-paced
4.75
An absolute brilliant yet heartbreaking memoir. Even though her situation is unique, Chung touched on so many themes that made my heart ache for her and with her.