Aidan Reads reviewed Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Review of 'Inside Out & Back Again' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Very moving. A lovely story that holds on to you.
262 pages
English language
Published Jan. 9, 2011 by Harper.
Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.
Very moving. A lovely story that holds on to you.
I absolutely loved this story. The verse actually adds to a lot of the elements, pointing out things that I wouldn't have considered before and making me reread sections in order to get it through with the different possible rhythms.
It's such a gorgeous story that there's not much to say about it. I adored this so much, and I loved the inclusion of food as part of the changes. Food was always there, and that's a huge thing for people who migrate; it's always one of the few things that make us comfortable, that really remind us of home, that really make things better (even when situations feel hopeless).