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Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American by Laura Gao

42 reviews

lunarreads's review

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4.25

the art of this book is so stunning and as a fellow queer asian immigrant kid, my heart goes out to the author i loved this book!

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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4.5

I was adopted from China as a baby, so I relate to a lot of the struggles Laura shares in her book. My roots aren't as strong in my Chinese heritage, but they are there. I loved this book and appreciate Laura sharing her story. It's hard to explain that in-between feeling between two cultures. It's hard to discover who you are at a young age, and for many of us, we aren't there yet. This is a story of love, family, friendship, finding yourself, and not forgetting where you came from.

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5.0

I’m not crying you’re crying

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5.0

Really loved this.

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5.0

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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4.0

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shays's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.75

Messy Roots is a timely coming-of-age graphic memoir of a queer Chinese American caught between the various aspects of their identity in the crucible of a pandemic.

Full review: https://shayshortt.com/2023/01/24/messy-roots/

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robinks's review

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4.75

There was so much of Laura’s story that resonated with me and my memories. It was also so powerful to read about the experience of a Wuhanese American in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent racism. My only critique is that the chapters were not in chronological order, so I had to pause each time to place it temporally with the previous chapters.

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