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A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial by Viet Thanh Nguyen
3 reviews
nikkiehippie0's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Grief, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Racism, and War
lizmart88's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I read The Sympathizer and appreciated its brilliance even as I struggled with it. I feel a little bit the same about this new book. First off, it's much easier to follow and understand at least on a surface level. Viet has said he deliberately wanted to defy genres. This book is part memoir, part poetry, part cultural critique, part taking back power. It feels like the book written for himself, which is the best thing an author can do. It deals with really hard topics - his mother's time in a psychiatric hospital; the abandonment of his adopted sister when his family left Viet Nam; his own understanding of what it means to be Vietnamese and American. There's a pretty rampant and strong critique of America's historical and current preference for war and invading other countries, which I agree with so appreciated!
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Mental illness, and Genocide
creativerunnings's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, War, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, Infertility, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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