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A review by phenomenal_woman
The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam
3.0
characters: Chen Pie Sou or Percival Chen, Pai Jai, Cecilia, Mak, Jacqueline, Laing Jai)
Very different from Lam's first book. Historically set in Vietnam during the war, the story of one man and his devotion to his son(s) in trying not to repeat the mistakes of his own father. But I couldn't help wondering, what is Lam trying to say? That we are destined to repeat the mistakes of our parents? That love is blindly optimistic? Good book, but missing a nugget of something for me.
Very different from Lam's first book. Historically set in Vietnam during the war, the story of one man and his devotion to his son(s) in trying not to repeat the mistakes of his own father. But I couldn't help wondering, what is Lam trying to say? That we are destined to repeat the mistakes of our parents? That love is blindly optimistic? Good book, but missing a nugget of something for me.