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lysogenic t1_j66rvna wrote

I love memoirs but I am craving something relatable. I want to know what it’s like to have lived through someone else’s life. I’m looking for a true story (or even based on a true story) of someone’s life. BUT I want this person to be an everyday person. Meaning, not a celebrity. Not someone who escaped war and . Not a rags to riches story etc. I want to read about someone middle class or lower, and their life. Stories about what it was like growing up, and how they changed. Shit they went through that I may be able to relate with. Realizations they’ve had as they became wiser. Bonus points if the author is BIPOC and/or female and/or has a disability. Does this exist??

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purplecrocs t1_j66z2tw wrote

Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life by Alice Wong checks your boxes of a female disabled person of color!

Edit: Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig is also a highly rated book on my to read list!

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Zikoris t1_j69wsnk wrote

I picked up I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokboki by Baek Se-Hee while in Korea a few months ago and found it fascinating. The author is a normal Korean woman suffering from depression, so maybe that counts for your bonuses? (I don't know if Korean is considered BIPOC or depression is considered a disability)

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