Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir by Elizabeth Miki Brina

Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir

Elizabeth Miki Brina

304 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
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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...

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4.24
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Moods

emotional: 89%

reflective: 89%

informative: 53%

sad: 52%

challenging: 38%

hopeful: 21%

inspiring: 20%

dark: 17%

tense: 11%

adventurous: 4%

funny: 3%


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6% of readers chose fast
77% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
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