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mrsdarcylynn's review against another edition
3.0
3- “It was okay”
I think this was a pretty middle of the road memoir for me. The author narrates the entirety from the perspective of her childhood self and hits on some important issues with being the child of undocumented immigrants.
For me, the lack of contextualization made this a weaker memoir. There is no hindsight, the author doesn’t bring any of her present understandings to bear on these past memories. You kind of just get the stories. Which is fine, but doesn’t make it a standout for me. I didn’t get a sense that there was a call to action, any insight, just observation.
I also thought she lingered too long on some of the animal violence and excrement pieces of her childhood memories. There wasn’t much of a point to those parts of the stories.
Overall, an okay read.
I think this was a pretty middle of the road memoir for me. The author narrates the entirety from the perspective of her childhood self and hits on some important issues with being the child of undocumented immigrants.
For me, the lack of contextualization made this a weaker memoir. There is no hindsight, the author doesn’t bring any of her present understandings to bear on these past memories. You kind of just get the stories. Which is fine, but doesn’t make it a standout for me. I didn’t get a sense that there was a call to action, any insight, just observation.
I also thought she lingered too long on some of the animal violence and excrement pieces of her childhood memories. There wasn’t much of a point to those parts of the stories.
Overall, an okay read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Excrement, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, and Racism
danahuff's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I reviewed this book on my blog.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Excrement, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse
parasolcrafter's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
it always feels so odd to me, in some way, to talk about and rate memoirs because its somebodys life that youre, in essence, putting a number value on, so rather than try and do that ill just say that i loved the way Qian spoke about her life in the most intimate way that somebody can do; giving us the bad times, the good times, the scary times, and the times that maybe didnt paint her in the best light.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Deportation, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Violence, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Racism, Sexism, Chronic illness, Grief, Hate crime, Pedophilia, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Excrement
margaretrose's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, and Classism
Minor: Excrement
If you are currently going through an immigration process, Qian and her family's fear may increase your own anxiety.
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