The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood by Kien Nguyen

The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood

Kien Nguyen

343 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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A story of hope, a story of survival, and an incredible journey of escape, 'The Unwanted' is the only memoir by an Amerasian who stayed behind in Vietnam after the fall of Saigon and who is now living in America.

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Moods

dark 75%
emotional 75%
hopeful 50%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
challenging 25%
informative 25%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 25%

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4.22

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