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A review by historicalmaterialgirl
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Minor Feelings is a set of personal essays that contends with Asian American experiences and art. The way this book has been marketed, I thought it was gonna be very liberal #inclusionwillsaveus and this book outright rejects that.
Instead, it offers thoughtful commentary on a range of issues, from language to comedy to whiteness, without coming to any hardline answers. I think she really just wants us to sit and think and feel through many of these problems, which I admire. I diverge with her thinking here and there, but overall I loved this. Especially her turn to activism in the final chapter! It was so hopeful and bright. This is a particularly good book to read with someone else!
Instead, it offers thoughtful commentary on a range of issues, from language to comedy to whiteness, without coming to any hardline answers. I think she really just wants us to sit and think and feel through many of these problems, which I admire. I diverge with her thinking here and there, but overall I loved this. Especially her turn to activism in the final chapter! It was so hopeful and bright. This is a particularly good book to read with someone else!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Racism, Xenophobia, and Murder