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A review by sarahsthoughtsonbooks
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Thank you to MacKids Books and 01FirstSecond for the finished copy.
It's a graphic memoir that focuses on foods and memories/chapters in the author's life.
These chapters focused on immigration/refugee struggles without fixating on the trauma. Being new, fitting in, financial struggles, trying new things...
One of my favorite chapters/memories is the one on Salisbury Steak. My first, and only exposure to this dish was for school lunches in elementary school.
It's not a full memoir, as the subtitle suggests, it's select memories. And I did enjoy the post script/where are they now section.
Also be prepared to be hungry after reading. Or at least crave some of the foods mentioned.
It's a graphic memoir that focuses on foods and memories/chapters in the author's life.
These chapters focused on immigration/refugee struggles without fixating on the trauma. Being new, fitting in, financial struggles, trying new things...
One of my favorite chapters/memories is the one on Salisbury Steak. My first, and only exposure to this dish was for school lunches in elementary school.
It's not a full memoir, as the subtitle suggests, it's select memories. And I did enjoy the post script/where are they now section.
Also be prepared to be hungry after reading. Or at least crave some of the foods mentioned.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, War, and Violence