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Beautiful Country: A Memoir of An Undocumented Childhood by Qian Julie Wang
5 reviews
drlainie's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Classism, and Deportation
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, and Death of parent
btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Stalking
Minor: Cancer and Infidelity
parasolcrafter's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation
Moderate: Excrement
erebus53's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful Country is a direct translation of the Chinese term for USA 美国 - Mĕiguó . Whenever I hear " Mĕiguó " spoken, I picture the characters in my mind. A year working at a Chinese Newspaper will do that to a nerdy lass who likes languages. I have always been struck by how ironic the name is. The memoire written is an awakening from a childhood where the author needs to protect herself over and again, from the perils of being an "illegal" migrant. When any false word could get you deported, you learn to say what people want to hear.
From sweat shops, and bigoted teachers, buying the cheapest food possible, and making do with forgaed treasures, this is a candid story of poverty, Racism, and survival. I found the descriptions reminded me of many things that have been part of my life, and drew stark contrast between some of my own experiences as a White New Zealander ( Pākeha ) living in a country with social security.
I expect that some of this recounting may be affronting to those who are unaware of the type of life that oppressed people can easily fall into. The story is that of someone who has survived, but doesn't really feel as saccharine as a lot of inspiration stories can be.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Minor: Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Abortion
megkwheeler's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Grief