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American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
A gorgeous novel about family, coming-of-age, and middle-class striving. Min Jin Lee’s deliberately sparse prose made me cry many times and marvel at its beauty. Well worth a read! Min Jin Lee is one of my favorite authors. Her debut novel, Free Food for Millionaires, was sensational. A carefully-written story about family and finding yourself…
Private Equity by Carrie Sun
When I first started reading this book, I did not believe it was a memoir. The tone was of an undercover journalist, exploring enemy territory by pretending to be a naive personal assistant. Sun writes in a style that alternates between detached observation and vulnerable therapy-speak. Her discordant style works remarkably well to reflect the…
The Brain, Race, and IQ: The Scientific Fight Against Eugenics
Last year, American Eagle tried to sell jeans with a pun: “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.” The campaign explicitly talked about genes, drawing attention to Sweeney’s blue eyes. For many viewers, the combination of a blond, blue-eyed White woman and the phrase “great genes” echoed the old idea from eugenics that some people inherit superior…
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