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A review by abbie_
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Heartbreaking portrayal of the brutality of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, as seen through the eyes of a child. It’s occasionally repetitive given the author was a child at the time, so some of her memories likely lack the depth those an adult might have, but seeing the violence through the eyes of such a young girl also serves to amplify. Honestly devastating
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail