adoboreader 's review for:

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

1.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Not-so-great book about an important subject. Vietnam’s history does all the heavy lifting for this book. Otherwise, it’s a pretty badly written book imo. Tells, doesn’t show. Shoehorns a lot of proverbs into the narrative too. Nowhere as emotionally rich as Pachinko.