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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
I was immersed in the Trần family's story and transported into their world, which tbh is all I really want in a book. I learnt a lot about the history of Việt Nam.
Graphic: Death, Violence, War
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Abortion, Abandonment
Minor: Cancer
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, War
Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Blood, Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Violence, War
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Grief, Abortion
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer
Graphic: Death, Violence, Abortion, War
The Mountains Sing tells us the the story of Vietnam's history through the eyes of Huong and her family. There is a dual timeline that sets up the plot, with the perspective changing between Huong and her grandmother.
This book portrays the heartbreaking reality of war, and the author doesn't shy away from tackling the tough subjects like starvation, death, assault and abandonment. The writing style is very poetic, and I found the lyrical lines quite moving during key emotional points in the story. One of my favorite things about this story is how the author is able to highlight the beauty of life amidst all the tragedy, adding an element of hope to the pivotal point of the story.
I can really go on about how much I enjoyed this book. I knew from early on that I would be giving it five stars. If you enjoyed Min Jin Lee's "Pachinko" you'll find similar parallels in this book, but The Mountains Sing has a life all it's own. For a gripping historical fiction read, I would recommend this one!
Graphic: Death, Abandonment, War
Minor: Sexual assault, Abortion