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A review by melodys_library
Somewhere in the Middle: A Journey to the Philippines in Search of Roots, Belonging, and Identity by Deborah Francisco Douglas
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100% would never recommend this book.
I hate giving negative ratings to memoirs, but this book was the worst I’ve ever read. The only reason I actually finished it is because I requested my library branch to purchase it, and I completely regret it.
The author is very repetitive - every chapter seemed like a carbon copy of the one before it. I thought this book would be more introspective, but it read more like an itinerary of things she did in and judged about the Philippines. Also, I was deeply hurt and shocked by how many times the author referred to aspects of Filipino culture being “strange” or “weird.” Just because something is different than what you’re used to doesn’t give you the right to label them this way.
I hate giving negative ratings to memoirs, but this book was the worst I’ve ever read. The only reason I actually finished it is because I requested my library branch to purchase it, and I completely regret it.
The author is very repetitive - every chapter seemed like a carbon copy of the one before it. I thought this book would be more introspective, but it read more like an itinerary of things she did in and judged about the Philippines. Also, I was deeply hurt and shocked by how many times the author referred to aspects of Filipino culture being “strange” or “weird.” Just because something is different than what you’re used to doesn’t give you the right to label them this way.