A review by shereadytoread
She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I thought the atmosphere of the bed and breakfast affected by the unresolved traumas of the past. The author did a great job examining both past and present effects of colonialism in Vietnam and how members of a diaspora can feel about their homeland. The slow building relationship in the book was so well done and didn't take away from the horror of the story. The only thing that I didn't really like was the repetitive focus on the relationship with her father. While I think it was a great dynamic to include in the relationship, so much of the story had the same repetitive thoughts and lines in regards to their relationship and I think there was so much more that could have been said or explored there. 

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