A review by thebakerbookworm
Making a Scene by Constance Wu

inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I went in to this thinking it was a memoir, and it's not really—it's a collection of personal essays. They bounce around in time and theme, so don't be like me and expect a memoir when reading this!

That being said, these essays are deeply personal and honest. I didn't know much about Constance Wu, beyond having seen her in Crazy Rich Asians (I haven't watched Fresh Off the Boat...), but this book made me admire her and empathize with her. She doesn't hide her flaws or her strengths. She's funny and humorous but is serious when the topic needs it.

One story that stuck with me was about when she was a kid and she wrote something for a class that she was proud of. Her teacher thought it was so good that there was no way she could have written it and accused her of plagiarism...and then proceeded to embarrass her in front of her other teachers (and no one sticks up for her)...honestly it was so heartbreaking, and how it stayed with her and affected her love of writing...you should read the book for the rest of the story, but I'm very glad that Constance got to write this book.

Anyways, an excellent nonfiction read! The author narrates the audio, so I would definitely recommend that route.

Thanks to Libro.fm, Simon & Schuster Audio, and the author for my ALC.
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