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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
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
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, and War
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
kayladaila's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Rape, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
Minor: Dementia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts
ntvenessa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Racism, Murder, and Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, War, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Misogyny, Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Drug use, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Antisemitism, Eating disorder, and Islamophobia
alsoapples's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Misogyny
Moderate: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
ayseacademia's review against another edition
Minor: Rape, Murder, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Mass/school shootings
thevietvegan's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Rape and Murder
lcamp2780's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence