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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
Eye opening to the plight of the Vietnamese boat people.
Best book I have read in a while. I read it pretty much cover to cover in one sitting and was pulled in by the beauty and honesty in her storytelling. There was so much to reflect on while reading this book, that it is likely a book I will revisit again.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Traumatic and sensory, really unlike other things I’ve read recently. Grateful for the lessons contained here
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
J'avais hâte de découvrir l'écriture de Kim Thuy mais... grosse déception.
Pour commencer, cette structure non linéaire sous forme de fragments pourrait être intéressante, mais elle manque de fil conducteur, et reste beaucoup trop descriptive pour qu'on en retire véritablement quelque chose.
Je ne suis pas convaincue non plus par la plume de l'autrice : elle a des tics d'écriture qui reviennent souvent et deviennent rapidement agaçants.
Finalement, en tant qu'autiste, la manière dont elle parle de l'autisme m'a pas mal dérangée.
Pour commencer, cette structure non linéaire sous forme de fragments pourrait être intéressante, mais elle manque de fil conducteur, et reste beaucoup trop descriptive pour qu'on en retire véritablement quelque chose.
Je ne suis pas convaincue non plus par la plume de l'autrice : elle a des tics d'écriture qui reviennent souvent et deviennent rapidement agaçants.
Finalement, en tant qu'autiste, la manière dont elle parle de l'autisme m'a pas mal dérangée.
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's written in little vignettes that just didn't sustainedly keep my attention, and to me the prose felt very dry (possibly because it's French that I read in English translation). And I find it disturbing when horrors are described dryly, with a sort of ironic distance, which happens constantly in this book.
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No