Review by mmefish - The Mountains Sing

mmefish 's review for:

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wanted to tell my uncle not to blame himself but feared I'd interrupt his thoughts. Perhaps he had to untangle his feelings on his own, by talking out loud, so that he could understand how it was to be alive, and to be dead at the same time.

“The Mountains Sing” is a beautiful novel about the hardships of Vietnam’s recent history. It tells a story of a Vietnamese family, its members - broken by wars in their country one way or another - and those who surrounded them. It is a story about love, pain, humanity, trauma and hope.

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