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Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran
3 reviews
modzu's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Cancer, and Death
Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Blood, Drug use, Infidelity, War, Murder, and Animal cruelty
saara_ilona_muu's review
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
This is a great first-effort written by a Vietnamese-American Gen X skater-punk. I loved so much about this book. He's got an authentic voice, and I found myself laughing and crying at various points.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: War, Murder, and Suicide
plantybooklover's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
4.75
Phuc is evacuated from Saigon with his family in 1975 and ends up, surprisingly, in Carlisle, PA. I grew up- shockingly- 11 miles away. we were 3-4 years apart and as far as I can tell, never crossed paths- although I am sure he met my Mom at some point.
Phuc is an excellent story teller and rolls through his life - with it's many challenges- in a funny, but also genuine and clear eyed way. His descriptions of Carlisle, were spot on, and I related my way to tears at some points in the book- his story- while uniquely his, resonated with me- and I am sure it will resonate with anyone who has felt like an outsider.
The only thing that would have made it better, would have been to have some chapters of his time in college- he attended the same college as my sister, so ... I'd love to sit down with him and compare out some notes some day!
I'd recommend the audio book- the author narrates it himself, and I felt like he was just hanging out in the living room, telling stories. Definitely a worth while read.
Phuc is an excellent story teller and rolls through his life - with it's many challenges- in a funny, but also genuine and clear eyed way. His descriptions of Carlisle, were spot on, and I related my way to tears at some points in the book- his story- while uniquely his, resonated with me- and I am sure it will resonate with anyone who has felt like an outsider.
The only thing that would have made it better, would have been to have some chapters of his time in college- he attended the same college as my sister, so ... I'd love to sit down with him and compare out some notes some day!
I'd recommend the audio book- the author narrates it himself, and I felt like he was just hanging out in the living room, telling stories. Definitely a worth while read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death, and Racism
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: Blood, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
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