A review by pinto_los_flores
Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

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

4.0

This is a very pretty audiobook I just listened to. Told from the perspective of a grandma, mom, and daughter, all as adults. I really like how it approaches generational trauma and healing and forgiveness while staying very realistic with the idea of moving past somebody's mistakes. It's also a story about womanhood, motherhood, women protecting women, and independence without being a Mary Sue/ Pick-Me trope. The family is from Vietnam and has some trigger warnings for domestic abuse but no SA. Also some very satisfying poetic justice.
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