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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
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
Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, War
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
Graphic: Grief, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Colonisation, War
Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism