A review by isabezza
Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

5.0

Wow!! This book follows the lives of three people whose lives changed alongside the Vietnam War. The story bring to light many international traumas and makes interesting insights into the theme of the female body as a commodity, especially during wartime. The story repeatedly subverted my expectations and predictions. The language was piercing; a love letter to "the countless young women whose lives have been nothing but firewood in the furnace of wars."