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A review by pri_t
All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
emotional
informative
reflective
4.0
Book club book.
My Ratings (from our book club forms):
Characters - 4/5
Writing - 4/5
Plot Story - 5/5
General vibes from everyone:
- Liked the multi POV - but least enjoyed Lulu’s
- Good range of characters that were fleshed out
- Migrant experiences in which some aspects were relatable but a lot was new to read and learn about
My notes:
- Liked learning and seeing the different migrant experiences and different experiences of the Vietnamese war and what immigrating looked like for them
- Didn’t appreciate the crying at 1:30am in the morning as I finished the book. (Really liked that I got so moved by the story and characters)
My Fave quotes:
- “…until one day flora couldn’t remember what her brother had looked like before his skin declared war on him.”
- “He told her he loved her. He’d never said it again, embarrassed by his break in tradition, embarrassed by his honesty.”
- ”…beacuse what do the living do but carry the weight of the dead?”
My Ratings (from our book club forms):
Characters - 4/5
Writing - 4/5
Plot Story - 5/5
General vibes from everyone:
- Liked the multi POV - but least enjoyed Lulu’s
- Good range of characters that were fleshed out
- Migrant experiences in which some aspects were relatable but a lot was new to read and learn about
My notes:
- Liked learning and seeing the different migrant experiences and different experiences of the Vietnamese war and what immigrating looked like for them
- Didn’t appreciate the crying at 1:30am in the morning as I finished the book. (Really liked that I got so moved by the story and characters)
My Fave quotes:
- “…until one day flora couldn’t remember what her brother had looked like before his skin declared war on him.”
- “He told her he loved her. He’d never said it again, embarrassed by his break in tradition, embarrassed by his honesty.”
- ”…beacuse what do the living do but carry the weight of the dead?”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Grief, and War
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
Minor: Alcoholism