Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes by Chantha Nguon

Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

Chantha Nguon with Kim Green (Contributor)

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
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A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but who finds hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen. Take a well-fed nine-year-old with...

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Moods

emotional 80%
sad 75%
reflective 62%
challenging 55%
inspiring 50%
informative 47%
dark 45%
hopeful 42%
tense 22%
adventurous 15%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 36%
fast 5%

Average rating

4.42

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