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vaniavela's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Beautiful Country: A Memoir is an eye-opening debut that hooks you from the first few sentences.
My heart broke a couple of times reading it, finding her family's resilience and determination admirable. The author shares her experiences as an illegal immigrant, unafraid to show all the emotions she constantly felt growing up.
Wang writes this memoir from the perspective of her seven-year-old self, full of innocence and high expectations about the world. This is a really well-written and engaging book.
I admire how Qian Julie Wang writes, sharing an intimate part of herself with the rest of the world.
CW: racism and xenophobia (violence and slurs), asian fetishization, poverty and food insecurity, domestic violence, verbal abuse, body shaming, suicide attempt, trauma, animal abuse, pedophilic stalker, anxiety, psychological abuse/gaslighting, sexual harassment, mental illness, neglect.
My heart broke a couple of times reading it, finding her family's resilience and determination admirable. The author shares her experiences as an illegal immigrant, unafraid to show all the emotions she constantly felt growing up.
Wang writes this memoir from the perspective of her seven-year-old self, full of innocence and high expectations about the world. This is a really well-written and engaging book.
I admire how Qian Julie Wang writes, sharing an intimate part of herself with the rest of the world.
CW: racism and xenophobia (violence and slurs), asian fetishization, poverty and food insecurity, domestic violence, verbal abuse, body shaming, suicide attempt, trauma, animal abuse, pedophilic stalker, anxiety, psychological abuse/gaslighting, sexual harassment, mental illness, neglect.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Mental illness and Gaslighting
brittishliterature's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Xenophobia
elliez's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Xenophobia
Minor: Abortion and Bullying
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