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All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien

9 reviews

kiwichill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ionarachel's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Vomit

sangsmiles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Colonisation, and War

katarinabee's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Really great exploration of 1990s Cabramatta, the impacts of intergenerational trauma, and the toxicity of perfectionism. I liked how each chapter was from a different character's perspective - you really developed so much empathy for each person's situation, and how their own world view / personality etc motivated their behaviour.  Having previously worked in the Cabramatta/ Fairfield area myself for a number of years, it was personally really interesting to understand more about what Cabramatta was like 20 years ago (and that some of the struggles of that time are still likely impacting people today).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

kellyung's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, and Abandonment

e11en's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Brilliant. So beautiful and so clever. I loved it despite the heartbreak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use and Physical abuse

estam1's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

anewton's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A beautiful written story that explores culture, immigration and generational trauma. A sad but strangely satisfying read, with believable context and characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism

daniela_is_reading's review against another edition

4.0

📚 All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
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Post Vietnam war, a young Ky Tran and her family immigrate to Australia. They settle in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta. A suburb notorious in the 80's and 90's for its gang related violence and crimes.

Ky is a conscious student, determined to do well and prove she is a 'somebody'. We watch her navigate family life, cultural traditions, societal  expectations and friendships, and all the while attempting to conform and fit in with her Australian peers and lifestyle.

Fast forward to 1996 and Ky's 17 year old brother is gruesomely murdered in a local restaurant. There's plenty of witnesses, yet they all claim to have seen nothing. Ky, now in her early 20's, is determined to find answers and justice for her brother. In doing so, she learns not only more of those around her but also, herself.  She reflects on past and present mistakes and regrets, and we see what it looks like to love and hate, hurt and forgive, all in a single moment.

A novel of the life of a refugee.
It's thought provoking and confronting but worth it. Definately my kind of book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief