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Loading... Broken Glass Floatsby Chanrithy Him
None. 1   cameling | Apr 17, 2013 |  asianamlitfans | Jun 4, 2012 | Like all book about the Khmer Rouge period of Cambodia, Chanrithy's book is evocative and depressing. Many parts of the book are informative and educational, but what sets it apart is her narrative through the eyes of lost childhood. In her account, the reader is pulled into the setting and forced to image a life upside down - where the rules and protection of parents, society and religion are gone and murderous thugs and sycophants have turned the country into a prison. Highly suggested for anyone interested in learning more about the traumas of genocide. Also provides some valuable insight into Cambodian culture. (  ) shintamani | Apr 4, 2011 | Synopsis: Chanrithy Him and her family led a healthy and normal lifestyle in their village until the Khmer Rouge invasion forced their family to work in labour camps and give up their valuable possessions. Faced with malnourishment, starvation and unbearable working hours, Thy and her family become ill frequently and are faced with death daily. A recount of the time Thy spent growing up under the Khmer Rouge. My Opinion: While the writing was quite snappy and broken, it was an informative book about what it was like growing up under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, a country I previously didn't know much about. (  ) Moniica | Feb 15, 2011 | Him, Chanrithy, 1965-/Cambodia > Politics and government >/1975-1979/Political atrocities > Cambodia/Political refugees > Cambodia > Biography/Political refugees > United States >/Biography  Budz888 | Jun 1, 2008 |
Him seems to strain to relate the immediacy of a time so long ago. She also tries to impose an adult's logic and values on a world that, to a child, must have seemed impossible, chaotic.
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Having fortunately and successfully been sponsored to the America by the only one of her father's brothers to escape the Khmer Rouge, the author shares the story of her amazing survival and that of her remaining siblings during this tragic period of Cambodia's history. While it is not surprising that memories of that period in her life would be extremely painful, she writes without notes of any self-pity. If anything there is a sense of pride in being Cambodian that permeates. Amidst the terror, violence and sorrow, she shares glimpses of the gentle side of Cambodian culture and some of their language.
The subject matter is disturbing, but it's an incredible work and one I'm so very glad to have read. (