Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War

Viet Thanh Nguyen

384 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory. From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer comes a searching exploration of the conflict Americans call the Vietnam War and Vietnames...

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Moods

challenging 91%
informative 83%
reflective 75%
dark 41%
emotional 41%
sad 33%
inspiring 16%
tense 8%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

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4.05

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