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Les déplacés: 20 récits d'écrivains réfugiés by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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hazzajazza's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

dwheeler88's review against another edition

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3.0

It seems rude to give a low rating to a book containing first hand stories from refugees. I guess what I didn’t like was that all/most the stories were provided by people who were placed in a new country at a very young age, all/most from affluent families, and all writers in their own right. This seemed more of a book to show that the term refugee includes these successful people too. Also, the stories were disjointed and some of them actually too poetic for me to understand what the author was trying to say.

What I did like was that the writers came from all over the globe, not just a book from a US perspective. Some authors ended up in Canada, England, or other countries accepting refugees.

Overall it was an interesting read, but if I were to only read one book on the refugee situation this year, it wouldn’t be this one.

itmustbemiriam's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.0

What a great collection of stories showing a wide range of refugee experiences. These non fiction stories show the good, the bad, and the ugly about what being stateless really means. A must-read for anyone who has never had to worry about citizenship.

kileysantella's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

belovedsnail's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is the kind of anthology I buy to support the cause rather than to really read. The pieces are slight, and a direct response to Trump era rules. Still, there are some good writers in the collection, and all of the stories are moving.