Reviews tagging Suicidal thoughts

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story, by Simu Liu

5 reviews

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Hate crime, Cursing, Xenophobia, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Bullying, Sexism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Hate crime, War, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

onemorepagecrew's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

This year has given us celebrity memoir gold and We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu is no exception.  I loved it so much! 

 

I saw many positive reviews from friends here on bookstagram and I was excited to get into the audio over the weekend.  I ended up finishing it in one day because I couldn’t put it down, it was the perfect blend of reflective and witty.  I look for memoirs to be either entertaining or emotionally vulnerable, so to have one hit both notes is great. 

 

In this memoir, Liu goes back to his childhood in China and explains a bit about his grandparents’ and parents’ experiences, along with the key aspects of Chinese culture that influenced their personal and parenting choices.  He speaks to his experience immigrating to Canada at a young age and the abuse he faced once arriving.  

 

He takes the reader into his teen and adult years, talking about both his career and his family dynamics.  It’s such a well-told story that centers his reconciliation with the events of his life without losing accountability for the adults in his life that failed him as a child.  

 

It’s also a story of healing and growth - it’s clear he has had therapy and I love to see it.  If you enjoy a deep memoir with humor and self-awareness, this is a fantastic choice. 

 

Content warnings: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

mochimelissa's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Xenophobia

amandas_bookshelf's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

klc17's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Racism