4.35 AVERAGE

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

3.25 | I respect the history. But the telling is too melodramatic for my liking.
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A wonderful insight to the experiences of a family over 3 generations during Vietnam’s troubled history

I really enjoy novels with multigenerational stories and this book was no exception. The book covers some really heavy content but handles it so gracefully. The story is beautifully told and the book gave me a better understanding of Vietnamese history and culture.
challenging emotional informative tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

À travers les destins de Dieu Lan et de sa petite-fille Huong, la lectrice apprend à mieux connaître l’histoire mouvementée du Vietnam. Un peu long à démarrer mais très intéressant surtout que le récit couvre une trentaine d’années. Il permet de comprendre un peu mieux cette guerre fratricide qui a divisé le pays  et l’a marqué à tout jamais.  

Une lecture agréable mais peut-être un peu trop manichéenne. Le Viet Minh est dépeint comme le grand méchant, éclipsant même les exactions américaines et françaises ! 
adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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: Complicated
adventurous hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional sad