tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post5889825690430492640..comments2024-03-29T07:16:09.835-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-84431527678548505972022-11-14T13:34:47.993-06:002022-11-14T13:34:47.993-06:00I would say it is very easy to understand. The boo...I would say it is very easy to understand. The book is very well written and I hope to see more from this author.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-82589176155809121362022-11-14T11:46:15.097-06:002022-11-14T11:46:15.097-06:00I'm glad you read & reviewed this one. It ...I'm glad you read & reviewed this one. It had previously been on my TBR list but then I didn't get to it. Would you say her writing style the background info is easy to understand? thanks. I will put it back on my list. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-58059440873031630102022-11-09T09:49:14.435-06:002022-11-09T09:49:14.435-06:00Ironically, this country has been greatly enriched...Ironically, this country has been greatly enriched by Vietnamese immigrants. Over the years, I worked with several of them and got to know a little of their rich culture and history. One of my younger daughter's best friends is a daughter of Vietnamese immigrants. It is strange how the circle of life goes round.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-91022677186986673592022-11-09T05:48:40.336-06:002022-11-09T05:48:40.336-06:00I have lasting memories of my visit to Vietnam, th...I have lasting memories of my visit to Vietnam, the fact that the war was called the American War, which of course is what it was, and talking to people about their experiences. One fellow we used as a guide in Cat Tien National Park for three days was a former officer in the Liberation Army. Signs of the war were everywhere - mixed race children, birth defects from exposure to Agent Orange and a landscape still scarred and stunted in places. And for what? At the end of it all there was nothing bu ignominious defeat. David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-4165659508497580012022-11-07T16:00:41.448-06:002022-11-07T16:00:41.448-06:00I found it to be a well-written and very interesti...I found it to be a well-written and very interesting tale which gave me a much better understanding of the background to the war that was so much a part of my young adulthood.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-37521091865517768242022-11-07T15:41:51.602-06:002022-11-07T15:41:51.602-06:00I would be very interested to read this story. I&#...I would be very interested to read this story. I'd love to hear more about the stories from Vietnam as experienced by the people who lived there.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-27727230504506566072022-11-06T22:11:42.349-06:002022-11-06T22:11:42.349-06:00It is a fascinating book and I hope it finds a wid...It is a fascinating book and I hope it finds a wide audience.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-74983431214865282332022-11-06T18:38:04.374-06:002022-11-06T18:38:04.374-06:00This book sounds fascinating! I work with someone ...This book sounds fascinating! I work with someone who had to flee Vietnam as a child, and some of the stories he tells about what happened to his family at that time is pretty heart-breaking. I keep telling him he should write them down. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com