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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston

4.0

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I have to give this book five stars for the sheer brilliance with which Maxine Hong Kingston conducted her pen in writing it. Captivating from beginning to end, this collection of memoirs gives insight into the author's life, and also some insights into Chinese-American culture. I thoroughly enjoyed every line I read. Her storytelling is fantastic, weaving social and political contexts throughout the work seamlessly alongside the stories themselves. This is a book that I would recommend to anyone looking to gain insight on certain aspects of Chinese American youth who grew up directly after WWII, and also to fans of autobiographies and memoirs in general.