Carmen Rita Wong
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- 21st century
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- female
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- New York City, New York, USA
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I liked this book. Sure there's anger, conflict, racism, family dysfunction, but there's also the love of a family, recognition of connectedness whether it's cultural, family, DNA: and there's strength & discovery of self and understanding and acceptance of the imperfections of parents and ourselves. Worthy read.
I know mine is not the most popular opinion, but I was not a fan of Why Didn’t You Tell Me? Let met start by commending the author for having the courage to put pen to paper and write about her experiences. That alone is worthy of my respect, and I can tell by the feel of this story that it was tough to write.
The biggest thing that struck me about this novel was the tremendous amount of tension and bitterness that leaps off the pages. It is written almost like one would write in a diary, to vent and deal with unresolved issues, and less like the paternal mystery I had assumed this novel was going to be about. I picked up and put down this book so many times that I finally resorted to skimming, and even then it was a struggle. Maybe I wasn’t in the right frame of mind to be reading such a deep subject matter, and I again commend the author for sharing her truth. It just wasn’t an enjoyable read for me.
*I have voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book which I received from Crown Publishing through NetGalley. All views and opinions expressed are completely honest, and my own.… (mehr)
The biggest thing that struck me about this novel was the tremendous amount of tension and bitterness that leaps off the pages. It is written almost like one would write in a diary, to vent and deal with unresolved issues, and less like the paternal mystery I had assumed this novel was going to be about. I picked up and put down this book so many times that I finally resorted to skimming, and even then it was a struggle. Maybe I wasn’t in the right frame of mind to be reading such a deep subject matter, and I again commend the author for sharing her truth. It just wasn’t an enjoyable read for me.
*I have voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book which I received from Crown Publishing through NetGalley. All views and opinions expressed are completely honest, and my own.… (mehr)
nonfiction/memoir - daughter from a Dominican family learns, in her 30s, that the Taiwanese/Chinese-American hustler dad she grew up with not her biological dad, and that his marriage to her mother (then just a tennaged girl) was part of her abuelo's plan to bring his mistress and family over to the U.S.
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Carmen Rita Wong's journey to understand, reclaim, and forgive the secrets her mother kept from her is gripping, beautiful, crushing, and overall so moving.