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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
I thought it would be about education but it’s difficult to characterize this memoir - so many aspects of her life: straddling different cultural identities and the model minority myth in the US, her family and her relationship with her brother, the effects of the patriarchy on men and women, the stigma around mental health in the Asian community, her journey with feminism. It all tied together well at the end- kind of Crying in Hmart vibes?
Her words were beautiful and so important; she’s giving a voice to certain parts of her life that make me feel very seen, especially as I realize that a lot of mental health in the US isn’t really geared towards POC. Heartbreaking but reaffirming story - the first part of the book was slower, but last two thirds were intense and had me on the verge of tears/ crying on a Saturday morning. Devoured the essay that started this book as soon as I finished the book (spoilers for this book in article)
TW: abuse, suicide attempt, grief, sexual assault (not all at once)
Her words were beautiful and so important; she’s giving a voice to certain parts of her life that make me feel very seen, especially as I realize that a lot of mental health in the US isn’t really geared towards POC. Heartbreaking but reaffirming story - the first part of the book was slower, but last two thirds were intense and had me on the verge of tears/ crying on a Saturday morning. Devoured the essay that started this book as soon as I finished the book (spoilers for this book in article)
TW: abuse, suicide attempt, grief, sexual assault (not all at once)
Memoirs are always hard to rate. Gupta does a great job of laying bare her story and contextualizes it very well with regards to mental health crisis, racism, sexism and patriarchy. It was a tough read but a cautionary tale of how mental health disorders can wreak havoc on families.
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced