274 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Snow White's stepmother looks like a pussycat compared to the monster under which Adeline Yen Mah suffered. The author's memoir of life in mainland China and--after the 1949 revolution--Hong Kong is a gruesome chronicle of nonstop emotional abuse ...
Community Reviews Summary of 971 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
inspiring 51%
reflective 42%
challenging 36%
dark 32%
informative 32%
tense 20%
hopeful 14%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 16%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuseModerate
Domestic abuse, Violence, AbleismMinor
Xenophobia, Addiction, Animal cruelty
274 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Snow White's stepmother looks like a pussycat compared to the monster under which Adeline Yen Mah suffered. The author's memoir of life in mainland China and--after the 1949 revolution--Hong Kong is a gruesome chronicle of nonstop emotional abuse ...
Community Reviews Summary of 971 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
inspiring 51%
reflective 42%
challenging 36%
dark 32%
informative 32%
tense 20%
hopeful 14%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 16%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuseModerate
Domestic abuse, Violence, AbleismMinor
Xenophobia, Addiction, Animal cruelty