8 reviews for:

AFTERSHOCK: Essays from Hong Kong

Ezra Cheung, Sum Lok-kei, Jessie Pang, Hsiuwen Liu, Holmes Chan, Elaine Yu, Rachel Cheung, Nicolle Liu, Karen Cheung

4.71 AVERAGE

minyin92's review

4.0

informative reflective fast-paced

bonnieg's review against another edition

5.0

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I heard about this book from a Hongkonger living here in New York who I met waiting in line at the J Mart (she was wearing a "Free HK" shirt.) I knew I wanted to read it, but it is hard to get the book since it was published by a small independent press in Hong Kong. Lucky me one of my friends in Hong Kong was coming to NYC and volunteered to get the book and bring it to me. (Thanks Natalie!!) What an extraordinary chronicle of a moment in a movement. This is a collection of short essays written by journalists who covered the student protests in 2019. These are not objective pieces of journalism. These are essays that convey the human experience of watching the Chinese government bring freedom to its knees, and to seeing the souls of a generation (a generation these reporters are a part of) crushed. If you have any interest in the reach of the Chinese government, the heart of their goals or intentions, the future of Hong Kong, or resistance movements anywhere, I absolutely recommend this book if you can get your hands on a copy. Its a small volume, less than 100 short pages, but it packs a punch.

ETA: I gave this to my 22-year old t read last week, and he was really moved and said he learned a lot and it is leading him to other reading about the history of the relationship b/w HK and the Mainland.

alessandramj's review against another edition

5.0

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“As with many uprisings around the world, support and encouragement from a society’s upper echelons is what ultimately turns the tide”

We each have a part to play, and even by not choosing, you are still making a choice.

Must read book to elaborate the trauma (and for those who survived, the privilege) of living through Hong Kong 2019 anti-ELAB protests.

vickywong710's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

xtie's review

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

janiswong's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative inspiring medium-paced

cry's review

5.0

emotional informative reflective

justinjhlo's review

5.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective