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bookshelves: nonfiction, diverse, authors-of-color, non-ya, 4-stars, recommend, owned, reviewed
May 06, 2024
bookshelves: nonfiction, diverse, authors-of-color, non-ya, 4-stars, recommend, owned, reviewed
i went into this book totally blind, an incredible experience i really, really advise against.
(if you choose not to heed that warning, by the way, stop reading now.) (in other words, plot summary ahead.)
all i knew going in was that this was an award-winning memoir, and as i read a hundred pages of 90s culture and college memories and idyllic california scenery i lulled myself into a false sense of security. i fell in love with our author, hua hsu, and his friend ken, and their attempts to be cool and unbothered while being earnest and loving to the core.
and then the actual event happens, and i was so surprised and so upset that tears sprang suddenly to my eyes.
this is not a perfect book. like grief, it meanders, doubles back on itself, feels both mundane and unpredictable. and it really, really captures all of it.
bottom line: a hard read i recommend.
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tbr review
clout chasing (reading award winners)
(if you choose not to heed that warning, by the way, stop reading now.) (in other words, plot summary ahead.)
all i knew going in was that this was an award-winning memoir, and as i read a hundred pages of 90s culture and college memories and idyllic california scenery i lulled myself into a false sense of security. i fell in love with our author, hua hsu, and his friend ken, and their attempts to be cool and unbothered while being earnest and loving to the core.
and then the actual event happens, and i was so surprised and so upset that tears sprang suddenly to my eyes.
this is not a perfect book. like grief, it meanders, doubles back on itself, feels both mundane and unpredictable. and it really, really captures all of it.
bottom line: a hard read i recommend.
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tbr review
clout chasing (reading award winners)
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March 10, 2024
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Aug 25, 2024 04:09PM
I totally agree with everything. I walked away from this book a changed woman with a lot of shed tears. Hsu did a really good job honoring his friend.
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Jess wrote: "I totally agree with everything. I walked away from this book a changed woman with a lot of shed tears. Hsu did a really good job honoring his friend."couldn't agree more :')
I got goosebumps reading your review
