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mondovertigo's review
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Grief, Death, and War
Moderate: Death of parent and Murder
Minor: Xenophobia
aj_mooney's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
A beautifully poignant story about family, love, and loss. I am ashamed at how much I did not know about the Hmong people or their history, but Kao Kalia Yang does a spectacular job of sharing her culture with readers while also documenting the stories of her family. I love a memoir that is read by the author, and Yang's soothing voice swept me away to the mountains of Laos, the hills of Thailand, and the streets of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, and Child death
Moderate: Genocide
ash445's review
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Violence, Genocide, and Racism
minty_3's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, and Genocide
bencaroline's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia and Grief
Moderate: Racism, Violence, Sexism, Miscarriage, Hate crime, Genocide, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, and Bullying
Minor: Ableism, Excrement, Body shaming, and Infidelity
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