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The historical and personal flood of events that lead a woman to find herself

Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls

April 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls is an intense read, with several triggers. It is not meant for the sensitive reader, or someone who is just starting graphic novels. The style of illustrations are both what makes and breaks things. The black and white gives the tone but everything can blend together, especially when the author uses words as the illustrations or within the actual image. A few fourth wall breaks can stop the flow of stories, but overall this is an interesting […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 1949-1976 mental illness, Asian & Asian American, China, chinese culture, generational trauma, Immigration, Mothers & Daughters, political, Rose Hulls, Tessa Hulls, women, Yi Sun

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:174 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 1949-1976 mental illness, Asian & Asian American, China, chinese culture, generational trauma, Immigration, Mothers & Daughters, political, Rose Hulls, Tessa Hulls, women, Yi Sun ·
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Illustration of Night Sky, asian female below a golden moon, surrounded by flowers & swirls

“Whichever story you believe, my mother, Chang’e, became immortal. As did I.”

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

October 19, 2021 by NTE 1 Comment

A child of the Moon Goddess, and an immortal herself,  Xingyin grows up on the moon, with just her mother & their family servant/long time companion. For the most part, the three of them are happy, if isolated. Xingyin senses a grief in her mother that she can’t quite explain, and within herself she feels a growing sense to reach out … for something more. She can’t label it, and her mother has warned her against reaching for it, but the pull towards that other […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Also look at this cover, beautiful cover art, cbr13bingo, chinese culture, Daughter of the Moon Goddess, debut author, debut novel, dragons, legends, moon goddess, mythic, myths, NetGalley, Sue Lynn Tan

NTE's CBR13 Review No:40 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Also look at this cover, beautiful cover art, cbr13bingo, chinese culture, Daughter of the Moon Goddess, debut author, debut novel, dragons, legends, moon goddess, mythic, myths, NetGalley, Sue Lynn Tan ·
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