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A review by zee
The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family by Lindsay Wong
challenging
dark
medium-paced
3.5
Dark, and bitingly witty, Wong regales us with her horrifically abusive experience growing up in a disturbingly undiagnosed mentally unwell family. It is a truly chaotic experience that almost feels like fiction except that it's too caustic and surreal to be made up. The good news is, Wong survives and manages to gain a solid understanding of how wild and unhealthy her experiences were. However as a book it's very heavy, flippant, and tough to read with the cruel humour.
Graphic: Body shaming and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis