I thought it was a wonderful book. Some of his sentences are just breathtaking. I felt like English being his second language was a help to him in exploring how to express himself in English. Also, I’m really interested in the experiences of refugees and immigrants to the U.S. and I found his story fascinating, the mentally ill grandmother, the violent father, the socially isolated child.
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I thought it was a wonderful book. Some of his sentences are just breathtaking. I felt like English being his second language was a help to him in exploring how to express himself in English. Also, I’m really interested in the experiences of refugees and immigrants to the U.S. and I found his story fascinating, the mentally ill grandmother, the violent father, the socially isolated child.