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A poetic treatise to being othered from your society and yet also from that which makes you other in the first place- your family and culture.
A revealing story of a relationship between a young immigrant and their family broken by war, queerness and American culture. I think at its best this book explores the multiplicity of identity how we can be mother and monster, a caring grandmother and a woman broken from war, a lover and an addict, a gr...read more
Such a poetic description of a childhood filled with mostly sad but also very particular memories.
Also, the way the author chose to tell the story is something that particularly caught my attention:
Being willing and able to express his old sentiments towards a letter to his mom (something that is not easy to do in a conservative family by the way) when she cannot even read is quite controversial but that is also part of the intrigue, i suppos...read more
A beautiful, genuine, raw and poetic story telling. I could feel, through the pages, all the emotions the author so eloquently penned down. Reading the book was a heart wrenching, emotional ride.
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