Thursday, November 27, 2008

Book Review: The Boat


by Nam Le. Wow! This collection of short stories is powerful. It can take your breath away. Each story is from a different part of the world and provides insight into the people. Insight that transcends trite cultural characteristic but instead exposes the raw feelings associated with an event. The extraordinary talent of the author is quickly realized as you experience the deepness of emotion present in each story. If I had to recommend one book as an absolute read in the genre of ethnic fiction, it would be this. I look forward to reading more stories by this young author in the future.

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