Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

5 reviews

hannaashaffer's review against another edition

dark emotional informative

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, War, Racial slurs, and Death

thevietvegan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

5.0

This is a very hard and emotional read, especially for Viet Kieu. It depicts all the horrible sides of war and the intersections between American and Vietnamese cultures. It’s really a sad book, but so beautiful and I think really captured the spirit of Vietnamese people so well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Pregnancy, Death, Gun violence, Trafficking, Racism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Infidelity, Abandonment, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Racial slurs

rachel101's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Incredibly moving story based on truth, this book will stay with you for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body horror, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Drug abuse, Grief, Gore, Hate crime, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual content

meatballmoney's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Child death, Cursing, and War

annie26's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

Nguyen Phan Que Mai can be relied on to weave a complex, emotional and powerful story. And she’s done it again with this book.
It explores interconnected issues and dynamics so well all the while giving you an important piece of Vietnamese history. I think Trang and Phong were my favourite characters but I appreciated the other characters in this story as well.
The plight of Amerasians in Vietnam is a topic that I’ve only heard discussed a few times. What a perspective.
This is a heartbreaking but very hopeful story. 4.5 stars from me. Thank you to Oneworld for my proof copy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, War, Alcoholism, and Bullying