I have just re-read this book, as it is my next book club selection. It is nearly 3 years since I read it last time, so I had forgotten the details, only remembering that I had enjoyed it before. I think I enjoyed it even more this time around. I rarely read a book twice, as there are so many books I have not read and so little time. But this makes me rethink my approach.
I stand by all my previous comments. I now realise that the non-linear presentation of the story is actually the way we recall the past and this is why it does not feel unnatural. My only slightly negative thought is that I do not really understand why Phuc was so angry at his adopted parents, but I suspect my emotional intelligence is limited ...
I have just bought the book's predecessor, Notes from an Exhibition.
I stand by all my previous comments. I now realise that the non-linear presentation of the story is actually the way we recall the past and this is why it does not feel unnatural. My only slightly negative thought is that I do not really understand why Phuc was so angry at his adopted parents, but I suspect my emotional intelligence is limited ...
I have just bought the book's predecessor, Notes from an Exhibition.
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