Reviews

The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee: Observations on Not Fitting In by Paisley Rekdal

lexmidd's review against another edition

4.0

I don't know if this is one of the best books I have ever read, but it definitely got me thinking and comes to mind often. Rekdal is the daughter of a Chinese mother and a white European father. Although she is half Chinese, she looks more like her father. One of the most interesting stories is about the trip she took with her mother to China. Another interesting story is about an experience as an exchange student in Japan. The work explores important questions about race and identity. What does Asian American mean when you are in Asia?

susanreadstheworld's review

3.0

I thought this would be more like a memoir, but it turned out to be an interesting collection of essays on identity and race.

Parts of it felt a bit tedious, but overall it is well-done.

laneport's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

tinapost's review

I wish I could give this three and a half stars—though, in fairness, it has been a couple of years since I read it. It's a beautiful, fascinating, insightful work that I think off often. But somehow it just didn't coalesce into quite the whole it seemed to want to be... Definitely a worthy read, however.