I'm absolutely in love with this book. I cried so much reading this joyful story because it's just done so well. Vietnamese women are chaotic, passionate, strong, and stubborn, and this book showcases them from every wonderful side. Full review to come but I'm positively enamored.

I just learned that this book is a September Book of the Month pick and I've never been so emotional. This book taught me that Vietnamese women are complex, nuanced, passionate, and so much more. This book showed me that I don't need to grow into my Vietnamese-ness, but that I am Vietnamese and that is enough. Thank you Carolyn for writing this beauty. It is one of my all time favorite books.

I keep seeing this book everywhere and it warms my heart to no end to see the amount of love that Vietnamese women put into this book to make it what it is today. This book is something we've needed for so long and I hope it can give to others as much healing as it has given to me.

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Pre-reading comments:

Jan 16, 2022 - you can now request this book on netgalley!!! make sure to request it if you're the early reviewer type