A review by _cararichardson
Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a good read, but didn’t blow me away. It was an interesting story, I’ve never read about this particular topic before. I do think the issues it raised were very important, war, trauma, the plight of sex workers and how the Vietnam war harmed all parties involved. However I found some of the characters and relationships a little flat and the story line was kind of predictable. I thought the writing was very pretty and it did end on a positive note.
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