A review by xiaodejao
Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

5.0

I'm filled with anger and sadness in knowing how real the situations are in the book. I feel petty like I've been complaining about life and people out there have it worse. This book needs to be read, the relevance and importance of the book needs to be talked about.

I have never been into news, I find it depressing watching what is going on in the world. I am unaware of a lot of things. I'm not into politics. I prefer the comfort of Horror and fantasy. But this book is a big stone thrown to a stillwater that is me. It rippled and made waves of questions and curiosity I was unaware of that has been lingering off at the edge of my mind.

I realized how one dimensional I am. I talked a lot about unjustifiable treatment towards LGBTQ. I talked about depression and stuff like that. I talked about it constantly with my friends. And I realized how shallow I was to think that the world is against me. That I concerned myself into one thing and completely built these walls that blocked everything outside.

I realized how I feel sorry towards a lot of things and still end up doing nothing. I'm only a reader after all. The most I can do is recommend books to people. And I believe it's time to change my point view.

My perspective is limited to what I believe is important to me. I make judgement based on what I know and I know almost nothing, nothing I can consider a fraction compared to people out there. And I'm aiming to charge myself with things I probably should have done years ago. It's never to late though.

I am in a mission to recommend this book (and all the books that delivered the same message or more issues that needs to be viewed worldwide).