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elizabethgreads's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
2.5
This memoir goes into the complexity of political issues and the authors feelings on race, identify, and being the child of parents who immigrated to America. I was left wanting more and didn't feel like the issues were explored as much as I would have liked. I think this book would have been amazing as a regular book as apposed to a graphic memoir. Due to the nature of it being a graphic memoir and the number of years covered the reading experience felt a bit disjointed. Its a quick read and easy to follow. Interested in picking up a novel or traditional non fiction work by this author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
xabbeylongx's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
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I can’t lie, I really enjoyed this book. As a white woman, I think there’s so much that I’ve learnt from this book, things I didn’t even think to think about before. It’s definitely an eye opener.
I can’t lie, I really enjoyed this book. As a white woman, I think there’s so much that I’ve learnt from this book, things I didn’t even think to think about before. It’s definitely an eye opener.
We follow Mira, as it’s an autobiography of her life. We are shown how she has gone through her life, been with both men and women and found her husband, how they had her son, and, more importantly, how racism has impacted her life. She is very honest, and transparent, and it’s a very poignant read. There’s discussion on how scared they were when Trump was in power, how the elections affected their mental health and their lives, the impact of 9/11, the importance of skin colour. I would definitely recommend reading it. I really like how it’s written for her son (her son is a very comical character, and he has my entire heart), and I love the support of her husband, who told her to write truthfully and from her heart, and they will deal with the consequences later. I really love this book, and I really liked learning about Mira’s story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Slavery, Antisemitism, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Murder
googie_puvdan's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Read it in one day and I'd read it again right now. I'd add it to every "Must Read" list out there.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Colonisation
dixiecarroll's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
5.0
um HELLO? One of the best books of all time??? Good Talk is a memoir told as a graphic novel about Mira Jacob’s experience growing up as a first generation Indian woman in America. I laughed so much and then suddenly I was crying … simply stunning and everyone should read it immediately
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Death of parent, Grief, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Racism, and Xenophobia
lsurasani's review
emotional
funny
informative
fast-paced
4.25
Dove into so many topics — post 9/11 America, colorism in Indian society, fetishization of skin tones.. it was a chronicle of her life, and things that happened to her or around her, told on the backdrop of questions her son asked — and framed around what she could or should tell her young, curious mixed race son.
Personally, I was missing some self-reflection — some of these situations she’s went through were tough and were bad but how did it affect her? Her thoughts, how she viewed the world? Ultimately I think that’s what I’d want to impart on the next generation — how do we take what we see happening to others, what has happened to us, and ensure we’re not upholding the same systems. This necessitates learning about the systems, of course, but I wanted more depth from her
Personally, I was missing some self-reflection — some of these situations she’s went through were tough and were bad but how did it affect her? Her thoughts, how she viewed the world? Ultimately I think that’s what I’d want to impart on the next generation — how do we take what we see happening to others, what has happened to us, and ensure we’re not upholding the same systems. This necessitates learning about the systems, of course, but I wanted more depth from her
Content Warnings
Moderate: Xenophobia and Racism
popsicleplease's review
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Child death, and Islamophobia
siriface's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Body shaming
booksandteatime's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Police brutality, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Biphobia, Antisemitism, Child death, Xenophobia, Cancer, and Racism
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
I first read this in 2020 as an ebook and always thought it would be great to re-read a physical copy so when I found this for £4 I couldn't resist. I've never read a graphic novel like this and I find the combination of photos and realistically illustrated people so interesting. It's a very well constructed memoir dealing with racism and the 2016 election, while also often being really funny.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexism
annabunce's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism