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anna_hepworth's review
dark
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Nam Le is a very competent writer, but their work is not for me. One story I was unable to read (I don't cope with stories about drunkenness); the others are gloomy in general and harrowing in many cases. These are stories worth telling, but I'm not sure I would have chosen to read them.
The stand out for me is Hiroshima, which is a prose poem from the perspective of a child who was evacuated prior to the atomic bombing. As a reader, knowing what is going to happen is quite disconcerting, and the finishing point was a bit of a sucker punch.
Equally harrowing is The Boat, which is about an overcrowded refugee boat.
The stand out for me is Hiroshima, which is a prose poem from the perspective of a child who was evacuated prior to the atomic bombing. As a reader, knowing what is going to happen is quite disconcerting, and the finishing point was a bit of a sucker punch.
Equally harrowing is The Boat, which is about an overcrowded refugee boat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death of parent and Child death
I'm definitely missing some content notes.
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