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33/100Critics
75/100Scholars
Author:
Karen Cheung
Publisher:
Random House
Date:
February 15, 2022
Drawing from her own experience, as well as countless interviews with the artists, protestors, students, and writers who have made Hong Kong their home, journalist Karen Cheung gives us an insider's view of this remarkable city.
What The Reviewers Say
... characterized by a narrative style both intimate and candid. It’s hard to avoid being swept up by [Cheung's] story.
... pulsing.
Cheung spends little time on political analysis or colonial history.
... tragically juxtaposes the author’s severe depression with the disintegration of democracy in Hong Kong, depicting a heartrending destruction of Hongkongese cultural identity.
