A review by lizzydennyreadsabook
When Clouds Touch Us by Thanhhà Lại

4.0

Thanhhà Lai has brought another beautiful chapter to the story of Hà, as she and her family navigate building their second home in the United States after fleeing Vietnam. Lai describes the ways in which fitting in to a new country and new communities offers not only challenges, but ways to gain closeness to those you love. Hà is able to share one of her first years in the US through beautiful prose. Lai describes that she used prose to tell her story because Vietnamese, itself, is a very poetic language. I think it's so interesting to see the change and evolution of Hà's prose and speech as she learns more English. I would definitely recommend this book to students, but keep in mind that there are mentions of war and war crimes.