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bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, War, Death, Child abuse, and Infidelity
bookshopvampire's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Suicide attempt, and Violence
sarah984's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This is the first time I've read a graphic memoir. It's an interesting format - the watercolour images give everything a kind of dreamy memory-like quality which is especially interesting in the parts that the author experienced as a small child. It's a story about Vietnam, but also about parents and children and what we pass down, both on purpose and without meaning to. It can be a heavy read, but I enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Torture
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Miscarriage
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