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You've Changed: Fake Accents, Feminism, and Other Comedies from Myanmar by Pyae Moe Thet War
12roxy's review
2.0
Author seems young, easily influenced by intersectionalism despite (d/t?) her privileged upbringing. Skates over ugly military history in Myanmar. Some nice words for her grandmother, mother, and friends. Fast read for book club but would not recommend the book.
fonkun's review
4.0
Thank you Catapult #partner for the gifted copy!
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@movedbyprose's rating system
★★★★★: i love everything about this book
★★★★✩: notable with minor issues
★★★✩✩: mediocre but slightly enjoyable
★★✩✩✩: struggled to finish / forgettable
★✩✩✩✩: problematic
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blaisabrina's review
Je ne me suis pas rendue très loin, mais déjà le style d’écriture où l’on passe du coq à l’âne et l’absence de sections ne me plait pas. J’arrive pas trop à bien voir la pertinence du récit et à voir toutes les autres critiques qui remettent en question la véracité du récit, je vais m’arrêter ici.
readingtheend's review
funny, self-reflective essays about comedy, baking, and staying true to Myanmar roots. I love the author's conflicted relationship to her home country and its culture. can relate!!
mersadise's review
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
afilmfatale's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
This book shows how little I know about Burmese culture. A well crafted book of essays
alannabarras's review
5.0
Pyae Moe Thet War has written a beautiful collection of essays about life, multiculturalism, gender, and language. She explores a wide range of topics surrounding childhood, balancing multiple cultures, and growing into her own person. Her writing throughout the collection is absolutely beautiful, and I found myself consistently stopping to reread or just appreciate her phrasing. I increasingly appreciate writers who write in English but have a different mother tongue. We know language shapes how we think, and that’s never more obvious to me than when reading something like this. Pyae Moe Thet War would phrase things in entirely novel ways, or come at an old topic from an entirely new direction. Until I get fluent enough in any other language to read books not written in English, I just have to appreciate authors like this who are willing to share their worldview.
The writing was beautiful throughout, but one quote really stuck with me. “I’ve always loved the thought of life being like an ocean wave, and when the wave inevitably crashes, the water returns to the sea” I love the cyclical nature of it, allowing us to have our moment of individuality before we return to the whole. It was in an essay talking about mental health and depression, yet I found it reassuring. How nice to think that those we’ve lost over the years aren’t gone, they’ve just rejoined the universe to rest a while.
Pyae Moe Thet War covers so many different topics that I can’t imagine anyone would read the book without connecting with at least one or two. I highly recommend reading this with a buddy so that you can check in often to compare thoughts and reactions to each chapter. I read it because I accidentally checked it out from the library and the cover looked interesting, but I wish I’d waited to read it with a bookclub or friend. It would also be a great book to read on an airplane in between adventures!
Tea is one of the most popular drinks in both Myanmar and the UK, two places the author has spent most of her life. I don’t have Myanmar-caliber tea, but I did break out my best loose-leaf black tea to pair with the book. Quality demands quality, after all.
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The writing was beautiful throughout, but one quote really stuck with me. “I’ve always loved the thought of life being like an ocean wave, and when the wave inevitably crashes, the water returns to the sea” I love the cyclical nature of it, allowing us to have our moment of individuality before we return to the whole. It was in an essay talking about mental health and depression, yet I found it reassuring. How nice to think that those we’ve lost over the years aren’t gone, they’ve just rejoined the universe to rest a while.
Pyae Moe Thet War covers so many different topics that I can’t imagine anyone would read the book without connecting with at least one or two. I highly recommend reading this with a buddy so that you can check in often to compare thoughts and reactions to each chapter. I read it because I accidentally checked it out from the library and the cover looked interesting, but I wish I’d waited to read it with a bookclub or friend. It would also be a great book to read on an airplane in between adventures!
Tea is one of the most popular drinks in both Myanmar and the UK, two places the author has spent most of her life. I don’t have Myanmar-caliber tea, but I did break out my best loose-leaf black tea to pair with the book. Quality demands quality, after all.
For more reviews like this check out www.lonslibrary.com or find me on insta @lonslibrary