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A review by wendys_lit
Ma and Me by Putsata Reang
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
YESSSS GOD A DELICIOUS MEMOIR!!! A memoir about being an immigrant daughter, a queer daughter, a hungry child, hungry for affection, for normality, for individuality, for FAMILY….
I think what this book does best is just show how much immigrant daughters carry, especially if you are the child of parents who survived or escaped a war in their home country. Trying not to forget where you came from while being made sure to assimilate into your new so-called home is so exhausting for a parent, let alone a child. Another beautiful thing here is just…sisterly and brotherly unity. This just…deep understanding that yeah, we both know how mom and dad can be, and how life should be. People’s perceptions of you are always on your mind, but how your parents view you is never something you escape from.
Beautiful read that the author herself does the audiobook for. Again and again I remember why memoirs are my bread and butter.
I think what this book does best is just show how much immigrant daughters carry, especially if you are the child of parents who survived or escaped a war in their home country. Trying not to forget where you came from while being made sure to assimilate into your new so-called home is so exhausting for a parent, let alone a child. Another beautiful thing here is just…sisterly and brotherly unity. This just…deep understanding that yeah, we both know how mom and dad can be, and how life should be. People’s perceptions of you are always on your mind, but how your parents view you is never something you escape from.
Beautiful read that the author herself does the audiobook for. Again and again I remember why memoirs are my bread and butter.