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A review by dylanhenning
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I don’t typically read historical fiction but damn Vanessa Chan wrote an incredibly engaging and emotional book.
The different perspectives and events kept pulling me in more and more all the while giving me nuggets of information I’ve never known about what happened to what is now known as Malaysia before and during World War II under occupation from the British empire then the Japanese empire.
This book through the perspectives of the different family members shows the hardships and sacrifices and hard choices that were made to have a better life or just to simply survive.
The different perspectives and events kept pulling me in more and more all the while giving me nuggets of information I’ve never known about what happened to what is now known as Malaysia before and during World War II under occupation from the British empire then the Japanese empire.
This book through the perspectives of the different family members shows the hardships and sacrifices and hard choices that were made to have a better life or just to simply survive.