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A review by girlnouns
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
4.0
Honestly, the book started off rough with the first essays containing the therapist and the nail salon bit which made me question the exact direction of the book. Saying that, I think that Hong's later writings are very well thought out.
I particularly enjoyed the essays "An Education", "Portrait of an Artist" and "The End of White Innocence". I think Hong's ability to be overly self-critical of her identity shows that she has thought a lot about topics surrounding the Asian American experience. While she certainly could have expanded on certain topics, the essays were overall informative (Although this has been my first book about Asian Americans past whatever I read in college).
Fair warning this book is comprised from essays that are very casual, not specifically aiming to go over Asian American history from an academic/strictly historical standpoint. The broad topic changes flowed like a conversation, such as Hong dipping into casual critiques about the whiteness Moonrise Kingdom and Blade Runner before moving onto another topic.
I particularly enjoyed the essays "An Education", "Portrait of an Artist" and "The End of White Innocence". I think Hong's ability to be overly self-critical of her identity shows that she has thought a lot about topics surrounding the Asian American experience. While she certainly could have expanded on certain topics, the essays were overall informative (Although this has been my first book about Asian Americans past whatever I read in college).
Fair warning this book is comprised from essays that are very casual, not specifically aiming to go over Asian American history from an academic/strictly historical standpoint. The broad topic changes flowed like a conversation, such as Hong dipping into casual critiques about the whiteness Moonrise Kingdom and Blade Runner before moving onto another topic.