Study Hall Member Anson Tong Reviewed Sable Yong’s “Die Hot With A Vengeance”

Study Hall Member Anson Tong Reviewed Sable Yong’s “Die Hot With A Vengeance”

For The Brooklyn Rail, Anson Tong reviewed Sable Yong’s debut book, Die Hot With A Vengeance, a collection of essays traversing the many strange contours of the beauty industry.  In Tong’s review, she explores how Yong’s book “emphasizes the practicalities of beauty, because in the end beauty is not a moral imperative, not a rulebook, […]

For The Brooklyn Rail, Anson Tong reviewed Sable Yong’s debut book, Die Hot With A Vengeance, a collection of essays traversing the many strange contours of the beauty industry.  In Tong’s review, she explores how Yong’s book “emphasizes the practicalities of beauty, because in the end beauty is not a moral imperative, not a rulebook, not a winner-takes-all competition.” 

Tong’s writing has appeared in the Chicago Reader, The Rumpus, and The Millions