pickA book I hope will be read in a lot of schools. Or, let's say, a book I hope will be read by a lot of people. Especially in Europe, even though it's a universal topic.
Loved Salama and her spirit, her goal to help. And loved how not toxic Kenan was. No toxic masculinity here. I wish them all the best for their future 💖
so-soI picked this up for info on the Secret War after a friend told me her family fled Laos during the war (my friend is not Hmong but Mien - which, I can‘t find anything on to read). It‘s very informative & I‘m looking forward to Kao Kalia Yang‘s next book: The Song Poet. Giving it a so-so bc the writing felt a bit stiff. I‘m hoping that the author‘s voice is more evident in The Song Poet. Finished on a flt to MN which has a large Hmong community.
pickOur protagonist here is Peggy and she is a bindery girl at the local Press. Peggy lives with her twin sister on a narrow boat surrounded by books. Complete books, damaged books, parts of books and odd pages on every surface.
Peggy has always loved books. She has longed for more, to study, but obligations, class, society and circumstance have held her in her place. When the men are drafted into war, the lives of women begin to change.
pickPretty good historical about holocaust survivors in Cuba who were let in when other family and friends were turned away on the ship St. Louis. Took awhile to get into it and then skimmed it at the end a little. If you like Sarah‘s Key it is sort of like that.
pick3/5 - re-read
I read this book when it first came out, but outside the doors, I didn't remember anything.
It's the perfect example of how your taste can change over time. I had put 5/5 at my first reading, but while I still like the book, my current score is 3.
I still like the doors, putting the focus on after they reached a new destination, but I found the second part lacking in nuances, and complexity, with convenient ellipses. I wanted more.
