304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525657347
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 23 February 2021
Description
A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her mother an Okinawan war bride, her father a Vietnam veteran--and her own, fraught cultural heritage. Elizabeth's mother was working as a nig...
Community Reviews Summary of 546 reviews
Moods
reflective 90%
sad 54%
informative 53%
challenging 41%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
dark 15%
tense 12%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 5%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
War, Rape, AlcoholismModerate
Racism, Sexual violence, ViolenceMinor
Racial slurs
304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525657347
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 23 February 2021
Description
A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her mother an Okinawan war bride, her father a Vietnam veteran--and her own, fraught cultural heritage. Elizabeth's mother was working as a nig...
Community Reviews Summary of 546 reviews
Moods
reflective 90%
sad 54%
informative 53%
challenging 41%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
dark 15%
tense 12%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 5%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Rape, AlcoholismModerate
Racism, Sexual violence, ViolenceMinor
Racial slurs