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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
35 reviews
siriface's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Racism, Child abuse, Mental illness, and War
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Xenophobia, Murder, Rape, Death, Gaslighting, and Sexism
Minor: War
addanumlaut's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Rape, Racism, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, War, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, and Murder
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
3.0
➽ This is a nonfiction about the Asian American identity! I was interested to learn more about the topic and in Minor Feelings the author offers a collection of essays filled with personal anecdotes. I liked the discussions about the model minority myth, the intersection between race/art and assimilation into American culture. While I liked hearing what Cathy Park had to say, I wish her essays had a bigger connection and that the book felt more cohesive. Some chapters were simply more intriguing to me than others. I struggled the most with the chapters that were focused on her personal life, as it felt a bit invasive and detracted from the points she wanted to make. At one point she talked in-depth about a complicated friendship and her friend's mental health issues. That didn't feel like it had a place in this book and I wonder if her friends consented to having very personal things shared for everyone to read about. The balance between personal anecdotes and her political discussions just felt a bit off at times and made this awkward to read.
Graphic: Racism, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Genocide, and Violence
Moderate: Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Torture, War, Colonisation, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
5.0
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Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, War, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship
orangegirl22's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Murder, War, and Suicide
bexi's review
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Murder, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, War, Toxic friendship, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Hate crime
Minor: Eating disorder, Drug use, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Torture
laurendenton's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Racism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child death, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, War, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Pregnancy, Slavery, Addiction, Police brutality, Confinement, Fatphobia, Genocide, and Grief
clarabooksit's review against another edition
3.5
Her writing is bold, judgmental and brutally honest. I admired her consistent interrogation of her own thoughts and motives as she ruthlessly questioned those of others. I definitely think it’s worth a read but it’s not a new favorite.
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Murder, Violence, and War
Minor: Physical abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Rape
noragjc's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Racism, Murder, and Rape