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btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Racism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Stalking, Bullying, and Physical abuse
Minor: Infidelity and Cancer
mildlypretentiousreader's review against another edition
5.0
“Why were we expected to speak English while praising Americans for even the crumbiest dribble of Chinese?”
Qian Julie Wang’s Beautiful Country details her life as an undocumented immigrant in New York City. As a young child, Qian and her mother reunite with her father in “Mei Guo,” the Chinese word for America meaning “Beautiful Country.” Mei Guo turns out to be anything but beautiful.
Told through the lenses of a child, we peek into the fearful and harrowing life of an undocumented Chinese immigrant family. The Wang family is forced to live
Graphic: Racism, Bullying, Body shaming, Classism, Deportation, Racial slurs, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Hate crime, Infidelity, and Stalking
ab_and_flow's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Stalking, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Abandonment
emfass's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Animal death, Body shaming, Stalking, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Cancer, Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Fatphobia
Minor: Abortion
Qian and her family live in extreme poverty; during many parts of the book, Qian is extremely hungry and food insecure.brittishliterature's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Xenophobia