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A review by kierscrivener
How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
emotional
informative
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
This is a hard book to rate as it is a short story collection. I liked the stories and many touched on important topics of immigration, identity, femininity, age, child-parent relationships, marriage, English as a second language, essential jobs, and promotion of underqualified white workers over experienced POC.
I loved that it showed a diversity of Laos people and experiences and is set in and written by a Canadian. But for me they are too short to hit impact. I know short stories are often jumping off points for discussions and I would definitely reread these but in many cases I was left impressed but wanting more.
I loved that it showed a diversity of Laos people and experiences and is set in and written by a Canadian. But for me they are too short to hit impact. I know short stories are often jumping off points for discussions and I would definitely reread these but in many cases I was left impressed but wanting more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Death of parent