House of Sticks: A Memoir | 
#12Booksof2022 @Andrew65 - This was such a gorgeously written memoir. Ly Tran vividly recalls her fraught childhood immigrating from Vietnam to NY. My heart broke so often for Ly but this was no pity party memoir. Ly is fierce, humble, inspiring!!! Her narration was fantastic. Keep your tissues handy.
pickThis was such a gorgeously written memoir. Ly Tran vividly recalls her fraught childhood immigrating from Vietnam to NY. Raised by a loving but emotionally abused mother, an angry damaged father and 3 older brothers, Ly struggled with hunger, poverty, filial bonds, displacement,PTSD, depression, mental health and family trauma. My heart broke so often for Ly but this was no pity party memoir 👇🏽
So Amazon thought I‘d like this book and holy smokes….they nailed it!! This memoir is SOOO in my wheelhouse 🤩 Scary when a computer bot sees me🤖 Ly Tran immigrates to the US from Vietnam with her family and a suitcase ill prepared for how difficult life can be when you lack the language & have little funds needed to survive. Riveting and heartbreaking.
Appreciated listening to this inspiring memoir of Ly Tran's difficult childhood, academic expectations, mental health challenges, and ultimate #recovery. #indeliblemoments @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickI am so hit or miss with memoirs. I liked this one though. It was a good story & helped provide me with perspective that I don't have. The experience of an immigrant Chinese-Vietnamese girl trying to maintain her culture while simultaneously becoming American was eye-opening. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
pickLy Tran describes growing up in Queens as an immigrant, and her ultimately triumphant struggle to achieve her own American dream. Highly recommend!
pickAmazing. It‘s been awhile since I stayed up half the night because I couldn‘t put a book down. Tran writes compellingly about her experience as an immigrant to America, the struggle of balancing different cultural expectations, and the everyday joys and sorrows of her childhood and young adulthood.
Ly Tran in conversation with Phuc Tran on her memoir House of Sticks. Enjoying Midtown Scholar Bookstore's online event this evening along with some cold brew coffee. I'm definitely looking forward to attending some local book talks in person again.
pickThis was a riveting memoir, that will stay with me for quite awhile. This feels like the true American story, and I think we all will be a little bit better for reading this amazing story
pickThe Asian American experience is told through the immigrant's children in this memoir by Ly Tran. As the second generation offspring of Vietnamese parents, Ly describes the difficulties of growing up with a former POW soldier father with PTSD and an oblivious mother. From her experiences as displaced immigrants in Brooklyn, New York, dealing with the cultural shock, generational gap, and poverty, Ly paints an honest portrayal of the experience.
