eleanor_w's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
anicole_williams's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
lauraazzz's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of the best books i've ever read. I never knew that one could show events in such a real way, almost making you believe that you're actually there.
It is a tough book. But not in the way that it was badly written, but in the way that it is hard to remain cold to what you read, knowing that everything is true, everything happened.
The author is incredible. The book was written in a rather simple way, although you can't overlook the fact that the story was anything but simple to live.
This book deserved 5 and even more stars.
It is a tough book. But not in the way that it was badly written, but in the way that it is hard to remain cold to what you read, knowing that everything is true, everything happened.
The author is incredible. The book was written in a rather simple way, although you can't overlook the fact that the story was anything but simple to live.
This book deserved 5 and even more stars.
ssandoval96's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
abbie_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Heartbreaking portrayal of the brutality of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, as seen through the eyes of a child. It’s occasionally repetitive given the author was a child at the time, so some of her memories likely lack the depth those an adult might have, but seeing the violence through the eyes of such a young girl also serves to amplify. Honestly devastatingÂ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Rape, Racism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, War, Child death, Genocide, and Violence