304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525657347
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 23 February 2021
Description
A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her mother an Okinawan war bride, her father a Vietnam veteran--and her own, fraught cultural heritage. Elizabeth's mother was working as a nig...
Community Reviews Summary of 445 reviews
Moods
reflective 88%
informative 52%
sad 51%
challenging 42%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
dark 16%
tense 11%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 17%
fast 3%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
War, Alcoholism, RapeModerate
Racism, Sexual violence, SuicideMinor
Racial slurs, Cursing, Death
304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525657347
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 23 February 2021
Description
A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her mother an Okinawan war bride, her father a Vietnam veteran--and her own, fraught cultural heritage. Elizabeth's mother was working as a nig...
Community Reviews Summary of 445 reviews
Moods
reflective 88%
informative 52%
sad 51%
challenging 42%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
dark 16%
tense 11%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 17%
fast 3%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Alcoholism, RapeModerate
Racism, Sexual violence, SuicideMinor
Racial slurs, Cursing, Death