kimberlynpeterson50 's review for:

Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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This was a difficult read. It was not because of the writing, which meticulously captured Wang's painful, lonely experience as an immigrant child, but rather because the story was dark and filled with terrible ordeals that no one should have to endure. It was telling that the happy(ish) ending was not in America - this is not a welcoming place for all and in fact can be quite hostile. If you are looking for a gritty picture of immigration, this is the book for you.