by Ocean Vuong
Rating: 4.00 (1 ratings)
First published 2019
A young man named Little Dog pours his heart into a letter to his illiterate mother. As he uncovers their family's harrowing past in Vietnam, Little Dog's unflinching account navigates the complexities of race, class, and masculinity. At the core of this debut novel lies an unbreakable bond between a mother and son, and their shared journey to heal and rescue one another without forsaking who they are.
Genres: race, literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, asian-american, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Vietnam
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
368 pages · Paperback · Diversified Publishing
Content warnings: abuse, racism