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Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin

9 reviews

maggiemcfly's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism

kt_schutte's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

skyfluff's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

claire_michelle18's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A beautifully written saga about Anh and her two brothers, who flee as refugees from Vietnam in the 1970s and eventually end up in the UK. I found Anh's story achingly sad but, in the end, hopeful as she gradually builds a life for herself and her family. Pin's writing is stunning, with the story mainly told from Anh's perspective but with snippets from other perspectives, moving forwards and back through time to add layers of depth to the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia

lena_and_her_books's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and War

mappy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.75

Heart-wrenching and chilling, hopeful and warm; this novel manages to cover the expanse of decades and the complexity of displacement, trauma, loss, family and identity in a short number of pages - add the unearthing of Vietnamese history, of lore and literature, and at a technical level Wandering Souls is truly impressive, though it's the spirit of this novel that will stick with any reader. The beginning was compelling and, contrary to other readers, I thought the ending was wonderful, moving and appropriate, hitting all the right notes. Not always easy to read, but ultimately stunning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence and Trafficking

Minor: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

kirstym25's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death of parent

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual assault

luise96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism