Showing posts with label SOUTH VIETNAM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SOUTH VIETNAM. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

reviews of Postcard from Nam, a small book that carries a large scale...

4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars
ByMary K. Josephon November 15, 2016
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A sad tale that unfortunately has a great deal of truth.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe book is written in a beautiful, flowing style
ByJohn Gestwickion October 14, 2016
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The book is written in a beautiful, flowing style. It is engagingly descriptive. While it makes for a quick read, it also prompts the reader to reflect upon the story as a whole, to understand the symbolic relationships of present to the past.
The quality of the book makes me want to look for other stories by this author.

5.0 out of 5 starsWas nice to see how regular people lived and went on
ByC. Collinson September 26, 2016
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Very interesting being a boomer and living through the time, friends being in Nam. Was nice to see how regular people lived and went on.

3.0 out of 5 starsIf you're interested in learning a bit about Vietnam,this book's for you!
ByIrene DeClercqon June 21, 2016
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A bit better than mediocre. Good from a historical point of view. I. Enjoyed the book since I grew up during the Vietnam conflict era and have Vietnamese friends.

4.0 out of 5 starsUnusual book. Different way to learn about another country ...
ByShirleyon June 17, 2016
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Unusual book. Different way to learn about another country and a cmpelling look at the u told tragdy of war.

3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars
ByJacqulyn K. Ginnon June 14, 2016
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Interesting story.

4.0 out of 5 starsI like the book which reminds me about part of Vietnam ...
ByChinh Nguyenon January 31, 2016
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I like the book which reminds me about part of Vietnam history. I'll spend more time to read Nicole Duong's book.

4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars
Bynickion January 27, 2016
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Shocking and confronting at time as to how some people have had to live their lives...

5.0 out of 5 starsCompelling
ByS Loseeon November 25, 2015
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Having read Ugen's other two books,I was compelled to read Postcards From Nam. Her style of writing is so descriptive and poetic, yet many of the incidents are brutal and raw. A very difficult bridge to traverse. I was drawn to the subject of Vietnam because, as a young adult at the time of the war, it was very much a part of my daily news and my introduction to the horrors of displaced people. Ms. Doing does not disappoint in offering a first hand account of the people caught up in this chaos

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Post April 30 2023: series #2 -- What cannot be Forgotten: Those last days, those soldiers, and those children

 Speaking Vietnam of 1975: their images are everywhere, always...those soldiers who were told Farewell to Arms, and those children who lost their parents...

Who really was behind  this broadcast? 


Tuesday, May 2, 2023

post april 30: series #1 TUONG THUONG TIEC

A piece of art, no ideology, no propaganda, just humanity and witness of history  -- destroyed





 Vietnam: North vs. South -- North claimed military victory in 1975, but where was heroism, and who really won the war?