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Disorientation
by Elaine Hsieh Chou
DISORIENTATION by ELAINE HSIEH CHOU
This was an utterly wild ride! But, oh my god, is it an important novel.
It’s a campus novel, dark academia, almost, following a Taiwanese American student writing her PhD thesis on the famous Chinese American poet, Chou. But something is not clicking for Ingrid. Luckily, she has an extremely caring and loving fiancé, who tends to her every need and supplies endless affection. Luckily she has a friend with whom she bonds over a shared hatred of the ultra woke and ultra activist, Vivian. Wait, what? I’m supposed to dislike the character who is fighting against racism and white supremacy? She’s a little annoying, I guess, but I agree with everything she’s saying… why am I following a protagonist who doesn’t like politics and accepts anti-Asian sentiments? Aren’t some of her views rooted in white supremacy? Is that her fault? definitely not! Is it thrilling to watch as a character learns their worth and fights for it? Abso-bloody-lutely.
A thought-provoking comment and attack on the racist institutes of America, and the nuance that sometimes gets overlooked, this novel is massively important and I predict it will be huge.
This proof was gifted to me by @picadorbooks and releases on the 21st July. Get your preorders in because this book needs to be read and discussed!
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This was an utterly wild ride! But, oh my god, is it an important novel.
It’s a campus novel, dark academia, almost, following a Taiwanese American student writing her PhD thesis on the famous Chinese American poet, Chou. But something is not clicking for Ingrid. Luckily, she has an extremely caring and loving fiancé, who tends to her every need and supplies endless affection. Luckily she has a friend with whom she bonds over a shared hatred of the ultra woke and ultra activist, Vivian. Wait, what? I’m supposed to dislike the character who is fighting against racism and white supremacy? She’s a little annoying, I guess, but I agree with everything she’s saying… why am I following a protagonist who doesn’t like politics and accepts anti-Asian sentiments? Aren’t some of her views rooted in white supremacy? Is that her fault? definitely not! Is it thrilling to watch as a character learns their worth and fights for it? Abso-bloody-lutely.
A thought-provoking comment and attack on the racist institutes of America, and the nuance that sometimes gets overlooked, this novel is massively important and I predict it will be huge.
This proof was gifted to me by @picadorbooks and releases on the 21st July. Get your preorders in because this book needs to be read and discussed!
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#book #disorientation #elainechou #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookreader #bookrecommendation #bookreviewer #bookreviewer #bookreviews #bookrecs #bookreading #bookrelease #bookreaders #bookreviewers #bookrec #bookreviewersofinstagram