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

304 pages first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

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 70%
reflective 65%
challenging 53%
inspiring 53%
dark 46%
informative 46%
hopeful 40%
tense 19%
adventurous 14%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 35%
fast 4%

Average rating

4.45

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