The Unwanted: A Memoir by Kien Nguyen

The Unwanted: A Memoir

Kien Nguyen

343 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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When Saigon fell to the Viet Cong in April, 1975, Kien Nguyen was there. He watched the last US Army helicopter leave without him, without his brother, his mother or his grandparents. More risk than most in the decimated country, with his odd blon...

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emotional 80%
dark 60%
sad 60%
hopeful 40%
reflective 40%
challenging 20%
informative 20%

Pace

medium 80%
slow 20%

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