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.
Digital Audio
English language
Published April 1, 2012 by Recorded Books.
Inside Out & Back Again
by Thanhha Lai
Vietnam-born author Thanhha Lai bursts onto the literary scene with Inside Out & Back Again-her National Book Award-winning debut. Written in rich, free-verse poems, this moving tale follows a young Vietnamese girl as she leaves her war-torn homeland for America in 1975. With Saigon about to fall to the communists, 10-year-old HA, her mother, and brothers are forced to flee their beloved city and head to the United States. But living in a new country isn't easy for HA, and she finds adapting to its strange customs ever challenging. source: www.recordedbooks.com/title-details/9781464020988
Vietnam-born author Thanhha Lai bursts onto the literary scene with Inside Out & Back Again-her National Book Award-winning debut. Written in rich, free-verse poems, this moving tale follows a young Vietnamese girl as she leaves her war-torn homeland for America in 1975. With Saigon about to fall to the communists, 10-year-old HA, her mother, and brothers are forced to flee their beloved city and head to the United States. But living in a new country isn't easy for HA, and she finds adapting to its strange customs ever challenging. source: www.recordedbooks.com/title-details/9781464020988
nerd teacher [books] reviewed Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
I've read this a dozen times.
4 stars
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).
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).
Molly Foust reviewed Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Review of 'Inside Out & Back Again' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This immigration story of a Vietnamese family that moves to Alabama to escape the war is told by their youngest daughter, who struggles to fit in and to learn English in her new home. Short and sweet, it is a good pick for struggling readers, students who need some empathy or students that like exotic settings or characters.
