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4.35 AVERAGE
4.35 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Grandmother/daughter relationship that spans 100 years of Vietnam’s history. Lyrical writing, guy wrenching story. Read on my first day in Vietnam because I couldn’t put it down.
I found this novel mesmerizing —poetic and brutal, soft and eviscerating, endearing yet traumatic.
There are so many reasons to recommend this book, so take your pick from one of the following reasons then go get The Mountains Sing:
-learn about a country that is widely misrepresented or simply ignored by Americans.
-gain a multigenerational view of a country's traumatic political landscape that is far more than "almost a Communist country"
-pay respect to the resilience of the Vietnamese people
-absorb another culture's poetic proverbs
-be swept away by a unique storyline laid out by a sensational storyteller
There are so many reasons to recommend this book, so take your pick from one of the following reasons then go get The Mountains Sing:
-learn about a country that is widely misrepresented or simply ignored by Americans.
-gain a multigenerational view of a country's traumatic political landscape that is far more than "almost a Communist country"
-pay respect to the resilience of the Vietnamese people
-absorb another culture's poetic proverbs
-be swept away by a unique storyline laid out by a sensational storyteller
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes