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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Karl Burns(normanstansfield@yahoo.com) from Glasgow,Scotland , May 22, 1999 A MUST READ FOR EVERY WALK OF LIFE I was fortunate enough to come across this wonderful book purely by chance last year.Miss le ly Hayslip gives a truely heart rending account of her life as a little peasant girl living in war torn vietnam.This book really puts you through an emotional meat grinder at times tearing apart your insides with Le ly's terrifying accounts of her own terrible suffering and that of her family and indeed all those around her leaving you with an awful empty feeling of total sadness and total lack of faith for the human race.Amazingly Despite all her own horrific experience of human ignorance and cruelty she bears no ill will or malice towards her fellow man and through her own incredible courage and strength of spirit,she inevitably leaves us all with a strong sense of hope and her message of compassion and peace. Sadly this terrific book seems to have been largly overlooked which is a great shame as it is a real eye opener and has so much more to say than just your average account of the horrors of war.Its a deeply moving account of one very brave little womans triumph of spirit in the face of total adversity.Anyone with the tiniest shred of compassion will be moved to tears.It Really puts our own little problems and gripes into perspective. One of the most profound and touching books i have ever read.I cannot recommend it enough,please get your hands on it and read it NOW
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I read this book because it was assigned for an English class. Half way through the book, I hated it because it was too brutal and unsettling for somebody who knew nothing about the Vietnam War. It's hard to believe how anyone could have experienced, and yet endured all that Le Ly went through. I didn't appreciate reading about the gory and cruel details that she experienced, but after reading half way through the book, I couldn't put it down either. In the end, I really learned something about the war that most of the younger generations today never learned.. and even if we did, it was probably from the grotesquely portrayed account by Hollywood films.
This is a good book, and I have learned something truly valuable. I will never think of Vietnam war or Veterans day the same way I did before I read this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I have to admitt that I began to read this book with a complete lack of enthusiasm. My English teacher had assigned it as a summer reading book, and I suspected it to be like all the others. That is boring and filled with fluff. However, about half way through I realized that this book was something different. I was feeling both the joy and the pain that Le Ly experienced. And I was able to picture myself in the same situations she was putt in, and realized how horrible war was. I came out of this book with more than I came in. I came out with a profound knowlege of war based not on some fantasy character, but on the real life story of one poor little girl. Any one who wonders what war is like should read this book.
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An amazing trip in vietnam
this book was a wonderful companion during my recent trip in Viet-Nam. It helped me to understand more deeply the spirit of this people, their way of approaching life and to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Baie d'Or
fascinating and well written
A fascinating and well written insight into the experience of an intelligent woman from a village in Vietnam caught up in the Vietnam War of the 1960s and early 70s between the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Legal Vampire
A Vietnamese survivor...,
This book was originally written in English, and published as "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places. Read more
Published 15 months ago by John P. Jones III
honest and touching portrayal of one woman's struggle
This book is a wonderful source for those who are interested in the Vietnam War. It is more common to focus on the American experience in war; not often are the horrible... Read more
Published on 17 Dec 1998
It reminded me of that movie "A Land Before Time"
This book reminded me of "A Land Before Time" -- Ky La was the dinosaur valley, Le Ly was the shy girl pink dinosaur, Big Mike was the tryceritops, the VietCOng were the... Read more
Published on 18 Nov 1998
Engaging story.
Written from a different point of view than most books about Vietnam. This is more than just a book about war. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 1998
The absolute best of its subject I have read.
This is the fourth time I have purchased Le Ly's books because I keep sending them to friends. Her books are not for the faint-hearted to be sure, but then accurate accounts of... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 1998
Too Brutal
This book was suggested by a college professor. I remember that when I finished it I just sat and cried for the brutality and pain of this young woman's life, and the inhumanity of... Read more
Published on 15 Jan 1998
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