A review by hidwoc
They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us by Prachi Gupta

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

Heartwrenching

I had once thought that I came from a line of Gods, andI had punished myself for failing to be Godlike. But we were not Gods…We were mortals who felt ashamed when we failed to appear omnipotent. Now I see that my job was to release my ancestors from this burden, to allow those who come next the freedom to be ordinary. (267)

We had difficulty accepting the “both/and” of the situation: that you have both been victimized and you have agency; that Papa both loves you and hurts you in profound ways. (258)
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