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nina_chan01 's review for:
Beautiful Country
by Qian Julie Wang
I have nothing but deep respect for Qian Julie Wang for having the courage to open up and put into words the major hardships that immigrating to America put her family through. Abject poverty, unrelenting fear, never feeling comfortable or part of society, every emotion and obstacle that her family faced is presented as she remembers experiencing it as a child.
She's honest and forthright in her recollections, not parsing words to sugarcoat or simplify a situation. It's a look at a very grim reality where educated professionals are relegated to doing abusive manual labor for pennies simply because they tried to do what's best for their family with the knowledge and resources available to them.
This is not a book that you can just read and walk away from. It digs into your psyche and makes you question your beliefs and, most importantly, be grateful for everything that you have in your life.
Many happy thanks to NetGalley and Doubleday Books for the read!
She's honest and forthright in her recollections, not parsing words to sugarcoat or simplify a situation. It's a look at a very grim reality where educated professionals are relegated to doing abusive manual labor for pennies simply because they tried to do what's best for their family with the knowledge and resources available to them.
This is not a book that you can just read and walk away from. It digs into your psyche and makes you question your beliefs and, most importantly, be grateful for everything that you have in your life.
Many happy thanks to NetGalley and Doubleday Books for the read!