Mountains Sing, The

Dear Readers, It took me seven years, hundreds of revisions, many sleepless nights, tears... and finally THE MOUNTAINS SING is here. I am so thankful to you - my precious Readers - for the gift of your time: time that you have spent or will spend with the Trần family in my novel. Grandma Diệu Lan in......more

This is a beautifully written story, but not an one easy to read. It’s a brutal portrayal of hardship, hunger, death, a history of the people of Vietnam spanning decades. But in spite of the fact that this is a history filled with the anguish of war, of hunger, of a changing society, it is filled wi......more

I loved this book for its earnest and thoughtful rendering of Vietnam and its history. As a second generation Vietnamese American living in the United States, I did not get to learn much about my Vietnamese ancestry in the American education system. The few stories and narratives I was exposed to we......more

as an american, it was fascinating reading this book. its told from a northern vietnamese perspective of the countrys history in the 20th century, whereas most western authors probably would have written this from a southerners POV. while i wouldnt say the narrative is anti-US/anti-western, it defin......more

Beautiful! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Have you ever loved a book so much it’s difficult to write about it? That was The Mountains Sing for me. This one has been compared to Homegoing (I LOVED!) and Pachinko (I’ve been “saving” for far too long). The writing in The Mountains Sing is exquisite. The author, Nguyễn......more