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A review by crip_raptor
Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
I enjoyed learning about Avashia’s experiences and related to some of her experiences as an Indian who grew up in very white southern NH. My favorite essay was “Nine Forms of a Goddess” where Avashia assigns each of the incarnations of the goddess Durga to the aunties in her community that raised her.
I felt like some of the essays needed to dig a little deeper. The essay about her Neighbor struggling with addiction seemed self-centered but eventually arrived to a conclusion about a lack of community resources rather than personal failure of character that I would have liked to seen explored more. I also found the essay about her Instagram influencer cousin to be a little bitter which is valid but would have liked to author to reflect on those feelings more.
Also caught me off guard having the non-Black POC audiobook narrator say the N-word.
I felt like some of the essays needed to dig a little deeper. The essay about her Neighbor struggling with addiction seemed self-centered but eventually arrived to a conclusion about a lack of community resources rather than personal failure of character that I would have liked to seen explored more. I also found the essay about her Instagram influencer cousin to be a little bitter which is valid but would have liked to author to reflect on those feelings more.
Also caught me off guard having the non-Black POC audiobook narrator say the N-word.