A review by angie009
Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir by Elizabeth Miki Brina

5.0

At the beginning of this book, I really didn't like Elizabeth, young Elizabeth specifically. Her complete lack of empathy for her mother really pushed a nerve. I could appreciate the narrative that the memoir is painting, clearly Elizabeth Miki Brina has had a lot of time to reflect and possibly gone to therapy to finally understand and respect her mother. I wasn't sure I was going to finish this book to be honest. But I'm glad I did.

Brina paints beautiful stories, people in my book club said they felt like they were reading poetry at times, and I agree. I loved that through her memories, we also learn the history, the sad brutal history of Okinawa. I learned things I never knew.

Solid 5stars for me.