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Review by Jessica (310110) Rating (7/10) Review
by Jessica Through this collection of seven short stories, one a novella, we are taken on a journey to all corners of the earth. To Tehran, Hiroshima, South America and the South China Sea to name just a handful. All these short stories are remarkably diverse - each ending with a very different scenario. We have a young girl who is stranded in the South China Sea, Viennese refugees on a junk, a father and daughter relationship and a partnership forged between two older women. It’s not easy for readers to unanimously agree on a favourite story in this collection. Each story is so unique and everyone has their own tastes. Nobody could accuse Nam Le of being typical and boring - he writes with such creativity and provides us with stories to savour. Readers will want to read each story again and again…and then some. For me personally Tehran Calling was one of my favourites. A young woman named Sarah is waiting in a cabin. There she meets a man who claims he is a friend of Parvin. To say more would give this away but readers must read this story. It is full of imagery and is short and sweet.
A lovely story collection for those of you who want something
a little different. |
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