They Called Us Exceptional by Prachi Gupta

They Called Us Exceptional

Prachi Gupta

288 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir informative reflective sad medium-paced

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An Indian American daughter reveals how the dangerous model minority myth fractured her family in this “searingly honest memoir that manages to be at once a scalding indictment and a heartfelt love letter” (Scott Stossel, author of My Age of Anxie...

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emotional 79%
reflective 76%
sad 73%
dark 58%
challenging 55%
inspiring 38%
tense 32%
informative 29%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 5%

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slow 17%
fast 17%

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