Ru

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Kim Thúy: Ru (Spanish language, 2021, Editorial Periferica)

Spanish language

Published Nov. 10, 2021 by Editorial Periferica.

ISBN:
978-84-18264-00-9
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4 stars (4 reviews)

A runaway bestseller in Quebec, with foreign rights sold to 15 countries around the world, Kim Thuy's Governor General's Literary Award-winning RU is a lullaby for Vietnam and a love letter to a new homeland. In vignettes of exquisite clarity, sharp observation and sly wit, we are carried along on an unforgettable journey from a palatial residence in Saigon to a crowded and muddy Malaysian refugee camp, and onward to a new life in Quebec.

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Review of 'RU' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This is a difficult book to review. The book was described to me as less of a complete story than a series of flashes, like rays of glimmering light. The writing style made it impossible for me to generate any kind of emotional connection, since it would move so quickly from one thing to another. This is appropriate, though, as the book spends quite some time talking about the author's/character's inability to feel emotional attachments.

It is definitely something more than an average book, but not one of my favorites, so 4 stars seems about right to me.