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Graphic: Death, Torture, War
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Abortion
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Xenophobia
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage, Violence, Murder, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Colonisation
Minor: Rape, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Medical trauma
Graphic: Hate crime, Grief, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Cancer, Torture, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement
I really appreciated how the author explored war and its aftermath, both at a wider and at a more personal level (through the story of the Trần family). I think it did well in depicting all the contradictions and nuances in a country's history.
My only minor complaint in terms of the plot is the big revelation in the final chapters; I found it a little bit melodramatic and fortuitous.
I wasn't completely captured by the writing style but, here and there, there were some touching moments elevated by the prose.
Overall, this is a gripping and powerful book that I would encourage everyone to pick up.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Sexual harassment, Colonisation
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Death, Violence, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Abortion
Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Murder, War
Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Abortion
Graphic: Death, Violence, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Rape, Abortion
Graphic: Violence, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Excrement, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Classism
Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts