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lynns_lovely_library's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
This book was extremely heartfelt but a very difficult read. It brings to light many problems in our society and though not a fun read a very important one. It's good to know that people can recover from trauma. I did think the pace was quite slow and sometimes I felt like things were overexploited, but overall it was a good book. I've never seen a style of writing like it before.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Incest, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Rape, Cancer, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
emmehooks's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Colonisation, Blood, Self harm, Child death, Deportation, and Genocide
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
jayisreading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
This was such a heartbreaking but beautifully written memoir in which Talusan shares her experiences of moving to the United States from the Philippines, being sexually abused by her grandfather, dealing with cancer as an adult, handling family secrets, and more. Talusan discussed her pain and trauma with such openness and delivered it honestly and with the intent to reflect. While deeply personal, there are emotional aspects of this book that I think would reach a lot of people (for example, the family dynamics that come with being an immigrant/child of immigrant parents). Feelings are complex, especially when trauma is involved, and Talusan navigated this so well.
This is by no means an easy book to get through (and really take into consideration the content warning), but it was poignantly written with much to think about.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Incest, Grief, Child abuse, Cancer, and Racism
Moderate: Death
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