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Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So

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burnedstory's review

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense

gio_shelves's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

dkai's review against another edition

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5.0

A collection of connected short stories that forms into a communal novel of sorts in the Cambodian community of California. When I'm reading or listening to music, the atmosphere of the work is a key part that I pay attention to as much as the actual events. This work nails the atmosphere. It's not pleasant; it's tired, dazed like sitting in a hot car, a bit desperate, and world-weary. But that's clearly exactly what the author wanted, and it translated.

karimorton33's review against another edition

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3.0

An interesting collection of stories (Read for Audacious Book Club)

shakyra's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective fast-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

3.75

positivelybooked's review against another edition

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4.0

I feel like having to read this for a class definitely took away from the joy of reading this but I did learn a lot about Cambodian culture than I ever have before!