304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525657354
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 23 February 2021
Description
A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her father a Vietnam veteran, her mother an Okinawan war bride--and her own, fraught cultural heritage.Elizabeth's mother was working as a nigh...
Community Reviews Summary of 559 reviews
Moods
reflective 89%
sad 54%
informative 52%
challenging 40%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
dark 16%
tense 11%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 6%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Rape, AlcoholismModerate
Racism, Sexual violence, ViolenceMinor
Racial slurs
304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525657354
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 23 February 2021
Description
A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her father a Vietnam veteran, her mother an Okinawan war bride--and her own, fraught cultural heritage.Elizabeth's mother was working as a nigh...
Community Reviews Summary of 559 reviews
Moods
reflective 89%
sad 54%
informative 52%
challenging 40%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
dark 16%
tense 11%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 6%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Rape, AlcoholismModerate
Racism, Sexual violence, ViolenceMinor
Racial slurs