Another excellent book by Viet Thanh Nguyen.

These short stories are beautifully written and masterfully crafted. This is my second experience with Viet Thanh Nguyen's writing and it did not disappoint. Great glimpses into the lives of Vietnamese post-war refugees. ( )

Wonderful collection of short stories featuring Vietnamese refugees and their descendants. All the stories are great but "I'd Love You to Want Me" made me cry in public and "Black-Eyed Women", "The War Years", and "The Other Man" are also among my favs. ( )

In a series of short stories, Nguyen conjures vivid and very real people. Their three-dimensionality reminds me of how I felt the first time I read Steinbeck — each one breathes, moves, and sees the world in a way that, while perhaps not sympathetic, is unexpected while still believable. ( )

Good stories. ( )

This is a book of short stories by Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer. All of the stories deal with Vietnamese refugees, and family relationships; but there is a lot of variety in the characters and situations, The writing is great. I think the most memorable story is "Fatherland" in which our narrator Phoung is visited in Vietnam, by an older half-sister Vivien, whose mother had taken her to the US when she was a baby. It was fascinating to see both sister's reacting to their father's shortcomings and to the roles assigned to them by their families. ( )