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Dang Thuy Tram was twenty four when she joined the Vietnam war as a doctor. This is her diary.

This is a first hand account of the war, written during the war which is a rare find and I was excited to read this. Unfortunately, the translation here really let's this diary down. There's be instead of he. Closed instead of close. And while you can use your common sense to rejig the words and sentances, it's makes a tiresome reading experience.

16 pages Toby Green, A Fistful of shells
22 pages Last night I dreamed of peace by Dang Thuy Tram, translated by Andrew X Pham

#20in4, @andrew65, #foodandlit

Monday reading:

Finished
The royal kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay by Patricia McKissack
audio read of Blood grove by Walter Mosley.

Read in
Last night I dreamed of peace: the diary of Dang Thuy Tram, translated by Andrew X. Pham
A fistful of shells by Toby Green

#FabulousFebruary, @Andrew65, #foodandlit

Probably won't join in every month, but this is what I'm thinking about for February, when #foodandlit visits Vietnam.

#readingasia2021, @Librarybelle, @barbarabb

I majored in History in college and took many classes on Southeast Asia. Last Night I Dreamed of Peace was one of the books assigned and it is a heartbreaking account of the Vietnam War. Dang Thuy Tram was a young doctor on the front lines of war and her diary shows the human toll war has on people. #setinsoutheastasia #aprilbookshowers

First day in Saigon I visited the War Remnants Museum. 2nd pic on the left, people were shot right after the photo was taken. The staggering images left me so overwhelmed I fought back tears numerous times. From Rolling Thunder to Napalm death to Agent Orange, the exhibit offers a comprehensive timeline in POVs of journalists around the globe. Not for the faint of heart, but definitely the most meaningful museum I've ever visited in my life.