A review by lememories
We Should Never Meet: Stories by Aimee Phan

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

it’s been a while since i’ve violenty sobbed over a book. hands down a book that’s never felt more personal and vulnerable. the interesting choice of not having speech marks around the conversation is just, so unique. some stories just punch you in the gut. one is definitely very violent. makes me rethink about just… my heritage and family’s history. i would have appreciated if the author had write the certain viet characters with their correct punctuation with tones; it would’ve definitely been more personal but i think that was also a choice purposely made for the reader. i sobbed so much at the last page. “They are young, born after the war. They only know Ho Chi Minh City, while Saigon is a memory that their parents and grandparents speak of. Their futures are pure.” (Phan 243).