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A review by marginaliant
The Body Papers: A Memoir by Grace Talusan
4.0
An extremely tear-jerking memoir that had me sniffling in the waiting room as I finished it. Talusan touches on her experience as an Filipino-American, an immigrant, and a survivor of CSA, and the memoir dwells on themes of body, place, self, and family. Each chapter dwells on a different theme that goes roughly chronologically, although there is plenty of bouncing back and forth in the timeline as well.
However, as with many memoirs written by younger people, the ending felt anticlimactic. This may also be because the story was constantly bouncing between chronologies. Still, I am glad that I read it and hope that other people do as well.
However, as with many memoirs written by younger people, the ending felt anticlimactic. This may also be because the story was constantly bouncing between chronologies. Still, I am glad that I read it and hope that other people do as well.