Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Stay True by Hua Hsu

67 reviews

bites_of_books's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Stay True is Hua Hsu's memoir centering his college years and his friendship with Ken, a fellow classmate. 

I had no previous knowledge of Hua Hsu but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of his memoir, it goes into a young Taiwanese American man's life as he navigates his journey through college. He strives to be alternative and fully outside of the mainstream, which was quite enjoyable for me. His passion for writing starts with putting together zines about his favorite subjects, mainly music. 

I really enjoyed learning about his participation in activism around campus and the history of activism during various times in history. I didn't enjoy the philosophy sections as much, but that's just a personal preference. 

Overall I'd recommend the audio since it also allowed me to hear the emotions in certain sections of the book, which made it even more powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Drug use, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Murder

natalienicholas's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Murder, and Violence

cheyison's review

reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, and Murder

catandherbooks's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Murder

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Dysphoria, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Alcohol, and Hate crime

Minor: Racial slurs, Bullying, Sexual content, and Antisemitism

taylorpower's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

4.0

This book was so carefully and thoughtfully written, but I think the meandering style of the discussion and the level of introspection made it hard to connect with the author and his experience fully 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Murder

cgpine's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death

mxsunflower's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

I read this as an ebook from my library and it was captivating. Lost steam in the last 10%. Maybe too rushed or maybe just too underwhelming of a conclusion for a memoir that presented such big thoughts and questions for the other 90%. 4.75/5 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

maricela's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, and Violence

chupacabra2000's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug use