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We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu
82 reviews
veronicakirchner's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Simu Liu shares his honest intergenerational immigration story of holding onto hope, overcoming adversity, and finding your way.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
ernis's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Really well-written memoir by Simu. While some parts were hilarious, there was also a lot of sobering trauma that was discussed. Overall an honest, often humorous account of his and his family's experience in moving to Canada and of the realities facing Asian communities and individuals in North America today.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
megbert581's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
4.5
This is one of the best memoirs I’ve read. It’s really funny, I appreciated his honesty about his relationship with his parents (I can relate) and became so invested in his story of figuring out his career and purpose in life - it was not linear. It was real and raw and you can feel his emotion and passion. Simu Liu is one of my favorite actors so it was great to get this insight into his story. The audiobook is read by him and is absolutely fantastic. Can he narrate more books please?? (Also you should read the acknowledgements 😭). The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars was his underlying message of “if you work hard enough things will work out” didn’t acknowledge that that is not reality for many. Things do not always work out. Also I would have liked to hear more on how he worked with his parents to come to a better relationship but those are minor things.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
allapaz's review against another edition
5.0
the audiobook is SUBLIME, simu liu's voice and emotion and storytelling and reflections here are great, this would be a perfect choice for any marvel bro looking to get into the celeb memoir scene, but also is complex and heartwrenching enough to appeal to someone like me who just loves a story about following dreams
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia
courtneyer's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
marinajonesreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Simu Liu was already a darling in my eyes as a Marvel dork but this just elevated him even more. What a heartbreaking story. What an inspiring story. Not only was he heroically open with us, he infused this book with authenticity and humor in all the right parts. When he got excited, I got excited. When he was on the verge of tears, I was already bawling. That takes not just a good story, but a fantastic storyteller. I feel like I just had a nice glass of wine with a friend on the couch in my living room and spent hours laughing and crying until that last triumphant “Action!” Although he said you could skip his parents’ origin stories at the start, you shouldn’t. The payoff is indeed great. His love for them and his grandparents was so loud and beautiful and I couldn’t get enough. Bravo.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Grief, Racism, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Cursing
Minor: Death
qrschulte's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Incredibly vulnerable and heartfelt, this memoir is highly relatable to anyone who’s ever felt the weight of familial and societal expectations. The audiobook is incredible, and you can really feel how much the decisions his family made affect him.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Infertility, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy
Minor: Medical content, Animal death, Alcohol, and Death
annabananadel's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
“Whether you like it or not, you're getting better at something every day...No matter what you choose to do with your day, you are either helping to create a new habit or solidifying old ones.”
Oh Simu... Thank you for an amazing narration of your wonderful book. I had thought it might be almost all about his acting life - especially during Shang-Chi but I was dead wrong. I'm actually glad I was wrong because I saw Simu now in a different perspective. I saw how his parents persevered and really did everything they can just so their family could grow up in Canada. I saw how Simu pushed himself to be better - both as a person and also his career. It's actually inspiring to see someone who has tried his very best to make his own parents proud of him by working in a career that made him miserable. He pushed and came out of that bubble his parents provided and knew he wanted a career as an actor. I'm literally crushing Simu a lot now.
A little summary of every act:
Second act - About how he grew up under his parents + college life.
Third act - His acting life
If you're here to here all about his Shang-Chi exclusives, you'll learn more if you just watch Youtubes or Google because there's only like one chapter about this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Xenophobia
gnomescottage's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Child abuse
katetravelsinbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse
Minor: Racial slurs and Cultural appropriation