A review by bendercath
Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Achingly beautiful and sad, this book makes the journey of this Vietnamese family so very exceedingly real. I was impressed by how deeply the author explored their journey through many decades and at such a variety of points. It fully detailed each phase of their experience. The prose was beautiful and made the physical spaces and emotional states come alive for me. I was not expecting such a contemporary finish … and at the end, this proved to be very grounding to have the ending right in the present. So moving. Thank you, Cecile Pin.
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