I finished this so quickly, it’s my favorite book so far. I related to this on many levels (my parents being the same age as Thi Bui). I loved how she went through all the phases of her relationship with her parents. Reading this made me realize again how much my parents have been through, growing up during the war and trying to survive in poverty in post-war Vietnam. And how their childhood affects them and how they treated my sister and I—even to this day. I explained and showed some excerpts of this to them. I think it’s a great starter if you’re trying to repair your relationship with your immigrant parents and understand their perspective. I am so grateful to have them and eternally thankful for everything they’ve sacrificed to make me the person I am today. Thanks for creating this masterpiece, Thi! I hope this might come out in a translated version in Vietnamese soon!