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A review by lostinfrance
The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
3.0
I have seen this book about and added it to my list because I always want to learn more about refugees coming into the US--- but also I wanted to better understand (is that even possible!) /get to know the Vietnamese culture. When I saw I need to read a book with a refugee/immigrant, I decided it was finally time to grab this book from the library...
Unfortunately, I did not realize it was a collection of short stories (not a fan), but this year, this reading challenge is supposed to be dragging me outside my comfort zone, so I decided to go ahead and give it a chance. I was pleasantly surprised in how creative and original the collection was--- the theme was obvious--- Viet nam and refugees, but outside of that, each story had me looking at these topics from a different angle and reexamining what it means to be a refugee. I was surprised to read of the different experiences and how each story rang a new truth for me to think about.
Read: if you enjoy short stories and want to think about life as a refugee (whether to the US or to Viet nam)
Unfortunately, I did not realize it was a collection of short stories (not a fan), but this year, this reading challenge is supposed to be dragging me outside my comfort zone, so I decided to go ahead and give it a chance. I was pleasantly surprised in how creative and original the collection was--- the theme was obvious--- Viet nam and refugees, but outside of that, each story had me looking at these topics from a different angle and reexamining what it means to be a refugee. I was surprised to read of the different experiences and how each story rang a new truth for me to think about.
Read: if you enjoy short stories and want to think about life as a refugee (whether to the US or to Viet nam)