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A review by siebensommer
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
why was sucking it up and pushing through it to the end perched on such a high pedestal anyway?
these were the same so-called values that sent phd students running headfirst into the open arms of antidepressants. for once in her life she wanted to be selfishly and deliciously lazy. to embody the most abhorred word of her generation: unproductive.
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Misogyny
Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, and Violence