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They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us by Prachi Gupta

4.46 AVERAGE

sriyadhav's review

5.0
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josephinelena's review

5.0
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This book was excellent. It was written as a letter to the author’s mother and was a beautiful and painful memoir discussing family dynamics, racism, and sexism in an immigrant family. A deeply personal story intertwined with history and research on mental health and the model minority myth specifically in the Indian American community, this book discussed what success and belonging look like. Highly recommend this one! 
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smitha_r's review against another edition

4.75
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4.7/5 stars. I made the assumption that this book was more self-help than memoir, plus I knew nothing about the author or the events that prompted her to write her story. Needless to say, this was a DIFFICULT read, extremely triggering. I also listened to it via audiobook so I was gifted with the author's voice cracking at the more emotional moments, adding to how hard it was to take in the story. It was both completely relatable as an eldest daughter of Indian-Canadian immigrants but also shocking in how it diverged from my own lived experience with a kind and loving family/upbringing. But I'm glad I read it, I found it very inspiring. 

littiacmann's review

3.5
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stacyhi's review

4.25
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veen_83's review against another edition

4.25
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wanwanorange's review

4.25
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A difficult and raw read, I found myself angry and upset and  sad for each person at various points of the book and introspecting on my own projections. 
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madhu_n's review

4.25
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sarahbanana's review

5.0
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janny_oh's review

5.0
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