Note: I received a digital copy of this book through a goodreads giveaway.

The writing really captured the experience of receiving the oral history of an elder, which I think makes it all the more personal and affecting. But as someone very ignorant of this section of history, the book was majorly lacking in context, making it sometimes hard to follow. Even a little blurb giving some historical context at the start of each section or chapter would have elevated the narrative a lot, in my opinion. (Although a silver lining is that it made me much more curious to read up about the Cambodian genocide, and Cambodia in general.)