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Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong by Louisa Lim
4 reviews
rhi_'s review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Police brutality
Moderate: Colonisation
julziez's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, and Colonisation
Moderate: Racism, War, Confinement, Death, Suicide, and Deportation
Minor: Gaslighting and Torture
littleblackduckbooks's review
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, and Police brutality
Moderate: Suicide
bookbrig's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
I learned so much from this book. By turns chilling and fiercely inspiring, the sense of Hong Kong's community permeates every bit of the story. I wouldn't call it a hopeful story, in that it's very pragmatic about what has happened, and likely will happen, as China continues to chip away at the city's autonomy. But it does such an amazing job of painting the resistance and frustrations of people trapped between systems and just trying to live their lives, that it does have a heartening effect overall. I also highly recommend the audiobook!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Violence
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