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betag1013's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Classism
neurostellar's review
3.75
Moderate: Rape, Violence, and War
theblandfalafel's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Violence, and War
kobayashi's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Vomit, and War
sofiadanielle's review against another edition
4.25
It’s a bit heavy, I won’t lie. I saw some of my my own habits, thoughts, emotions, all laid out in front of me in this book, as a first generation Asian child born in America. I saw my mother and I in Elizabeth and her mother, even when I wish I couldn’t. I understand her emotions, why she went through some of the situations she did, when you just want to say: well, why would you ever do that?
Beautiful read. I find the second half to be more moving. I hope to find peace with my mother in the way Brina managed, too.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and War
aweekinthelife's review against another edition
5.0
for a historical perspective that i think pairs really well content-wise, i'd suggest checking out How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr.
Graphic: War
Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Rape
boba_nbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This book also made me question American military presence in other countries like Okinawa. It seems to have caused more harm than good and continues to do so.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, and War
Moderate: Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, and Cultural appropriation
seoul0613's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia
laceyc1's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
kathshiroma's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Grief, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Racial slurs, Self harm, and Murder