A review by harlando
Such a Lovely Little War: Saigon 1961-63 by Marcelino Truong

4.0

This was an interesting comic memoir of a youth in Vietnam during the war. I thought it was interesting for its insider perspective on the war. The author’s father was a South Vietnamese diplomat. I didn’t find the children endearing at all and suspect they were little monsters. I sympathized with his poor, manic depressive mother. She was rich, living well, and far safer than most Vietnamese, but was stuck with a house full of rambunctious children and few outlets for here anxiety.

I don’t read that many memoirs because they often depress me. They make me feel like nothing interesting happens in my life. I know that is relative. My life is much more exciting that many, but probably not worthy of a memoir.