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xtie's review
3.0
for lots of the same reasons i find bell hooks challenging, this genre is not for me. Ultimately it is a highly personal story with highly personal “truths” - some, relevant to lots more folks than others, but some of the assertions rly toed the line between unsubstantiated references and General Humanist Truth (I think it veered to the former). I did think my experience with therapy (and what I’m personally going thru) had a huge impact on why this didn’t resonate with me — i have had the privilege of hearing lots of the more useful teachings before, and in ways that stuck with me more profoundly. I think the reliance on repeating chunks of secondary material, often huge parts of chapters, was also part of why I didn’t love it, but I also get the desire to reference your influences.
I did think the chapters on numbness and shame were very, very excellent - this book will probably be life changing for some folks! Just not me at this moment :) regardless, thank you mimi for sharing their story with us - as difficult as it probably was - I respect their desire to help & teach others as others have done the same for them.
I did think the chapters on numbness and shame were very, very excellent - this book will probably be life changing for some folks! Just not me at this moment :) regardless, thank you mimi for sharing their story with us - as difficult as it probably was - I respect their desire to help & teach others as others have done the same for them.
orangesreads's review
4.0
mimi zhu’s vulnerability allowed me to discover parts of my own, although I’ve read many of the sources she quotes in the book making those pages less insightful for me, I still appreciated her ability to compile a coherent narrative that brought us closer to her own experience while simultaneously referencing those texts, thank you for the sweet reminder of love’s inherent strength
pimklasagna's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Racism
sammybecause's review
1.0
i reaaally wanted to love this book. it just wasn't what it was advertised as. it was 90% spirituality and 10% stories that brought Zhu to "tears streaming down [their] face." i wanted a book about fear, intimacy, and connection (the 3 words on the cover of the book) and this wasn't that. they were very brave to share their story of abuse and i don't discredit that AT all. i just feel disappointed that i spent $23 dollars before tax on a paperback copy of this book.
jennnm's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault