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suvata's review against another edition
3.0
Continuing my TBR project:
This is one of the oldest selections on my TBR list - Originally added July 28, 2015.
Well, the language was beautiful.
The story, not so much.
This is one of the oldest selections on my TBR list - Originally added July 28, 2015.
Well, the language was beautiful.
The story, not so much.
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
loved the flow of the story - it felt like i was listening to an aunt tell me her life story.
although it felt a bit meandering and short
although it felt a bit meandering and short
miri_dbr's review against another edition
5.0
«Por reflejo, sin tomarme siquiera el tiempo de suspender los gestos, contesté con una sola palabra, "Catástrofe", mientras lo besaba. Era una pregunta en serio y yo no la entendí.»
Llegué a este libro por casualidad: lo vi en la biblioteca, me gustó la portada y decidí leerlo. Mãn de Kim Thúy ha sido una lectura increíble, una ventana a Vietnam, una historia que transcurre entre el pasado y el presente, desde la historia de una guerra hasta los recuerdos de una cultura heredada.
Solo puedo recomendarla.
Llegué a este libro por casualidad: lo vi en la biblioteca, me gustó la portada y decidí leerlo. Mãn de Kim Thúy ha sido una lectura increíble, una ventana a Vietnam, una historia que transcurre entre el pasado y el presente, desde la historia de una guerra hasta los recuerdos de una cultura heredada.
Solo puedo recomendarla.
freddie's review against another edition
3.0
The writing is lovely and you could feel the passion seeping through. However, the choice to write the story as a collection of interconnected vignettes makes the narrative feel wishy washy and a little too simplistic.
balletbookworm's review
5.0
So many stars. So many. Loved the format, with flash-fiction style chapters and a word translated into/from Vietnamese in each margin.
The last five pages just killed me. So gorgeous.
The last five pages just killed me. So gorgeous.