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A review by jessi_c
Not Here by Hieu Minh Nguyen
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
5.0
It was the "I know its hard to gaze at the night sky
speckled white & not wish upon
the dead light, but I ask only for your laughter.
I ask for all the ways I can remain
whole & not a vision with missing limbs." for me.
And that was what I was able to read thru my tears.
Do not ask me what I read thru my tears, but the traces of his words
outlined the image of my own mother.
speckled white & not wish upon
the dead light, but I ask only for your laughter.
I ask for all the ways I can remain
whole & not a vision with missing limbs." for me.
And that was what I was able to read thru my tears.
Do not ask me what I read thru my tears, but the traces of his words
outlined the image of my own mother.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
The flavor of emigrating to America that adds to the "othering" experience. I am Aching.