A review by ashley_schulte
Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I have not read any historical fiction books about the Vietnam War and in fact the extent of my knowledge was the very cursory education I received while I was in school, which was not a lot. This was quite eye opening and made me realize how much I don’t know about it and the lasting effects that the war had. I thought the book was well written and it was an easy read that kept my attention. The only thing I struggled with was the constant changing of characters and time periods from chapter to chapter. Overall? Great book and I would recommend giving it a read.