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The Storm We Made
by Vanessa Chan
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Having only glanced at the summary before reading this, I thought it would have more spy stuff in a fun way, but this novel is about war and the ways people cope with war. It’s a WWII novel but set in British Malaya which Chan points out is often completely overlooked despite the devastating effects of the war there.
It’s a novel about how one family experiences WWII, each character having their own storyline, though of course they’re all related. I found all the storylines pretty compelling. Obviously it’s sad, but it’s much more multi-dimensional than that. Chan says the stories are based on stories her grandmother told her which is just so :( but I’m glad she’s honoring her.
Overall the book is good but not like amazing. I feel bad rating it at all because of the subject matter but if I’m judging it purely as a book…
rating: 3.5 stars but very impressed this is a debut
p.s. mostly just read this so i could vote against great divide in the goodreads awards
It’s a novel about how one family experiences WWII, each character having their own storyline, though of course they’re all related. I found all the storylines pretty compelling. Obviously it’s sad, but it’s much more multi-dimensional than that. Chan says the stories are based on stories her grandmother told her which is just so :( but I’m glad she’s honoring her.
Overall the book is good but not like amazing. I feel bad rating it at all because of the subject matter but if I’m judging it purely as a book…
rating: 3.5 stars but very impressed this is a debut
p.s. mostly just read this so i could vote against great divide in the goodreads awards
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury