Twitter summary: Essays written from the perspective of an Asian (Korean) American woman.
The good: Hong’s essays have eloquently summarized the unconscious thoughts and feelings I have not even begun to truly identify and assess. This collection of essays is finally forcing me to take the time to begin processing my own minor feelings; it’s a book that I didn’t know I needed until I finished reading it. You can tell that Hong is a poet — she definitely has a way with words. I appreciate the balance between historical retelling and personal anecdotes. I am filled with hope for the present moment and future.
The bad: Is it terrible of me to say that I disliked the length of the essays? I would have liked shorter pieces but more of them… yeah yeah, I know it’s about quality over quantity — the essays are top quality. For purely selfish reasons, I think they would have been more easily digestible in a shorter format.
Recommendation: Definitely.
Overall rating: 4/5 minor feelings (yes, I am getting lazier and lazier with my rating scale)
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