When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge by Chanrithy Him

When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge

Chanrithy Him

336 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir dark emotional informative slow-paced
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In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fields." She gives us a child's-eye view of a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps for both adults and children are the norm and modern technology n...

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sad 83%
dark 77%
emotional 66%
informative 55%
challenging 50%
inspiring 33%
reflective 33%
tense 33%
hopeful 16%
adventurous 5%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 38%
fast 5%

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