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I See Yellow Flowers on Green Grass
I See Yellow Flowers on Green Grass | Nguyen Nhat Anh
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Small stories that happen in a small village: human stories, toad stories, ghost stories, princess and prince stories, hunger stories, house fires, floods, ... The setting is a school, a house in hamlet, cemetery. The narrator is a 15-year-old boy named Thieu. Thieu has an uncle named Dan and a close friend named Man. But the most adorable character is Tuong, Thieu's younger brother, a boy who is not good at studying. Thieu, Tuong and the children lived in the same village, went to the same school, and had many things in common. They played, argued and loved each other, growing up together over the years, experiencing many life events. The author still keeps telling the story in the pure and innocent voice of a child. The 81 short chapters are 81 fascinating stories with many interesting and touching details, with unexpected details, thereby revealing the human personality
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Our protagonist is a 12 year old boy who lives with his mum and younger brother in a little village in Vietnam while his Dad works away in the city.

This feels like a diary, his thoughts and feelings on day to day events. Through his thoughts we meet his friends and understand the society around him in what feels like an adventure.

I liked how this is tackling some big issues like domestic violence.