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Summary: One of the best books I have read in years...
Review: This story really opened my eyes to what happend in Cambodia. It tells the story of young Loung Ung and her family. This book showed me that anything can happen to any one, and to never take any thing for grantid. I would love to meet Loung, she is truely an inspiring person.
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Summary: a great read
Review: This book was fascinating reading. Full of survival and adventure, nothing in it is dull. Full of hope. Her love for her father shines through.
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Summary: Probably the best book I have ever read!!!
Review: Absolutely a gut wrenching book! But with the
smoothness and serious of James Mischner. And
as a first book that's incredible. I can't wait
for the next one!! It's too bad that really
happened to her.
Regards,
Peter A. Petito
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Summary: touching and tragic triumph
Review: Unable to put this book down, First they killed my father is a compelling story. Knowing little about the Pol Pot regime, this novel was an eye awaking experience to the horrors of a totalitarian leader. Crying throughout this book, I feel Loung Ung does a phenominal job touching the reader through realistically showing her life under the Khmer Rouge. I enthusiantically encourage everyone to read this book!
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Summary: A Beautifully Written Piece of Work; Must Read!
Review: This is an amazing book. It truly opened my eyes to the awful atrocities committed in Cambodia by Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge during the late 1970's. "First They Killed My Father" is a true story written in the first person through the eyes of a young girl who must endure living under the oppression of the Khmer Rouge in a camp in the wild of Cambodia. The story is beautifully written with chilling and horrific events littered throughout the book, but an overall feeling of courageousness and a will to live is exhibited by the young girl and her family members. I loved this book and recommend it to everyone. It may not be a good read for those with a weak stomach, but overall Luong Ung presents an excellent piece of work.
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Summary: Rating a Life
Review: (...)Loung Ung has a place in my heart forever. It is an important piece of writing. It has help me to understand the evil, the heartbreak and the strength that exists in all human beings.
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Summary: Respect!
Review: Respect. That is the one word that comes to mind after reading about the many things this young woman has endured in her life that I will never experience - thankfully. Once I started this book, I could not put it down and I found myself buying it for everyone I know.
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Summary: Excellent, Eye-opening Book!!!!!
Review: I first read this book for a Human Rights class I'm currently taking in college. When I first heard the book's title I was a little turned off to it. However, when I started reading the book, I was immediately drawn into Loung's world and what her life was like while being driven away from her comfortable existance and into a much harsher one. I was unable to put this book down and I would suggest it to anyone. It really opened my eyes up to what is going on and what has gone on concerning human rights. Loung Ung gave a chilling account of her life in Cambodia and they way the Khmer Rouge slowly killed off some of the most important people in her life for the sake of power. If you get the opportunity to read this book, do it! You won't be disappointed!
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Summary: One of my favorites books out there
Review: I love this book, it only took me a day to read because it was so great. This book made me feel that I was there with her. I cried and I laught with this book. This book is the kind of book that you can never put down. It was great! I loved it!
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Summary: A Great Place to Start
Review: Loung Ung writes with lucidity and passion, not only the history of a childhood damaged by war, but of the very real consequences of totalitarian regimes on human life itself. While Ung talks quite a bit about the political climate of her native Cambodia, the focus of the book is definetly the day to day realities of the people of Cambodia during the Pol Pot regime. For anyone interested in learning more about Cambodia and its trials in the modern era and the impact of war on its amazing culture, this book is a must read.
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