Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

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Average rating: 7.76

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Anonymous
Mar 23, 2024
6/10 stars
I'm writing this review like two months later, so this will be pretty short and not very detailed. But I really enjoyed the first half of the essays that were in this book. I felt like they really spoke to the Asian-American experience and I definitely related to what she was writing about, particularly about being the invisible minority. She really put into words the way that I've been feeling and thinking about.

The second half of the essays we...read more
JShrestha
Aug 25, 2023
8/10 stars
The author's aptly titled collection of personal essays called Minor Feelings really gave a good viewing into an Asian American's experience. Following the author and their approach to process the struggle of race in America against a white supremacist society, was insightful and triggering. The author does a good job to bring events of the modern lifetime to light to show that the colour of your skin is never forgotten no matter where or with wh...read more
zizizi123
Aug 21, 2023
10/10 stars
Very powerful book, I attended the book panel, and I felt so related. A must!
dauhns_booklist
Jul 26, 2023
10/10 stars
It's such a refreshing change to read an Asian-American's work that is so angry and expressive and needy and emotional. Especially because it's her own personal story, and not something she's making up about a fictional character. To put yourself out there, to talk about your faults and desires and mistakes, takes immense courage and boldness and also a strong ego. I don't think I've seen many Asian people do something like that.

This book was tru...read more
watermetto
Nov 13, 2022
5/10 stars
as an asian american, i found myself not relating to many of Hong’s experiences. however i did find the cultural criticism interesting.

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