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A review by joannemae
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Absolutely devoured it and left feeling both seen and hurt. There's a lot of experiences that Hong finally gave me words for, but also a lot of feelings I felt disconnected from (a lot of her revelations are branded as Asian American centered when, really, they're specifically from an East Asian perspective).
Her writing is razor sharp, lending to several incredibly written and visceral to read essays.
This would have easily been a 4.5/5 star book but it's actually insane that sheadmits to harassing her therapist and the exploitative way she describes her friend's mental illness WITHOUT consent was deranged. Lucky for Hong, the rest of the book is a banger.
Her writing is razor sharp, lending to several incredibly written and visceral to read essays.
This would have easily been a 4.5/5 star book but it's actually insane that she