I've been emotionally attacked. this book is an hommage to Vietnamese cuisine and shows how important it is in our culture, how it can even replace woI've been emotionally attacked. this book is an hommage to Vietnamese cuisine and shows how important it is in our culture, how it can even replace words and say what words can’t sometimes express (4.22)...more
this book shows how people's lives are connected to one another, how they intertwine and are closely linked. how kindness goes a long way. and how oththis book shows how people's lives are connected to one another, how they intertwine and are closely linked. how kindness goes a long way. and how other people's choices can impact a country and an entire nation (4.29)...more
it is such a small book, and yet it encompasses an entire lifetime. it shares dreams and hopes and fears and brutal moments with us. the writing styleit is such a small book, and yet it encompasses an entire lifetime. it shares dreams and hopes and fears and brutal moments with us. the writing style is simple and beautiful, I would even say the simplicity is what makes this book so impactful. there is nothing grandiose about it. it is simply a story relating someone's life, someone and yet everyone. (4.29)...more
I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book to people who don't know much about Vietnam. it's a very condensed history book that doesn't follow a stricI wouldn't necessarily recommend this book to people who don't know much about Vietnam. it's a very condensed history book that doesn't follow a strict timeline, going back and forth between events, using 'big' words sometimes not adapted for everyday people (3.25)...more
as much as I enjoyed the themes explored in this book (really appreciated the discussion about colonialism), I could not completely connect to Thanh. as much as I enjoyed the themes explored in this book (really appreciated the discussion about colonialism), I could not completely connect to Thanh. I simply felt like I didn't know her and did not understand her. I also think one of the relationships evolved too fast to my liking. but that being said, it definitely made me want to pick other works from this author!...more
there is so much love in this book. so much pain and so many tears, but above all love. out of all the books Helen Hoang has written, I think this onethere is so much love in this book. so much pain and so many tears, but above all love. out of all the books Helen Hoang has written, I think this one was the hardest for me to read, as I saw a lot of myself in these pages, particularly in Anna. it was a lot to take in. many tears were spilt. I felt triggered and extremely sad (please be kind to yourself) and overwhelmed at times, but that's because this book resonated with me on a very deep level. I adore Anna and Quan, and reading about them felt like a real privilege....more
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