A review by nordstina
The Body Papers: A Memoir by Grace Talusan

4.0

This was really good. Talusan really packs a lot into a pretty short memoir. She talks about the cultural changes moving from the Philippines to the US, living in a very white neighborhood and the casual racism she encountered. Her writing about years and years of sexual abuse by her grandfather is heart wrenching. She also discusses the decision to have a mastectomy after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene. Highly recommend this.