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ayesha1816's review
2.25
This tried very hard to be In the Dream House but didn’t succeed. That might be unfair as this was probably conceptualized before its publication but it just pales in comparison.
It also tries very hard to warrant a place on my “magical atmosphere” tag but isn’t quite up to snuff.
It also tries very hard to warrant a place on my “magical atmosphere” tag but isn’t quite up to snuff.
mraible18's review
5.0
Absolutely one of the most gorgeous books I have ever read in my life! I'm going to recommend reading this to everyone I know now!
amphitritemists's review
4.0
This is one of those artsy books that i would love if i wasnt expected to analyze it for class.
chef_remily's review
4.0
This book was pretty different from what I usually read, but I really enjoyed the style and fragmentation. It felt so honest and true throughout, and I definitely related to some of the sentiments the author was struggling with (asian-ness, womanhood, and how they intersect specifically). It made me upset at times and I was for sure invested in the memoir-y bits of it. I liked this book a lot! Glad I picked it up.
hannahvwarren's review
5.0
In A Bestiary, Hoang meditates on the fairy tale and all the ways in which we confuse the mimetic with the non-mimetic, the real with the irreal. This collection of essays lies at the intersection of identity politics, grief, childhood and adult trauma, and tenderness in relationships.
"Stability, I learned, is necessitated by fear."
"Stability, I learned, is necessitated by fear."
jacob_wren's review
5.0
"A loneliness that might as well shove you into the snow and leave you there, broken."