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Title: Saigon by Anthony Grey ISBN: 0-440-17580-1 Publisher: Bantam Books (Mm) Pub. Date: 01 October, 1983 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A fantastic tale that mixes history and fiction
Comment: Grey's tale of love and betrayal in Indochina is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It's almost seven years since I read it for the first time, but I still remember being transfixed by the atmosphere in this epic tale.
Saigon begins in the French colonial days of the early 1900s and explores the often cruel relationship between imperial master and servant. There then begins the rebellion and the central love affair between the Vietnamese and Americans that moves in parallel throughout the book until the French are expelled and then when the last American chopper lifts off for freedom. Grey's descripton of the final moments and the fight to board is breathtaking.
What makes this a truly memorable read is Grey's ability to carry a complex theme with a such light touch. Never do you feel bored or weary. Five Stars.
Rating: 5
Summary: Saigon
Comment: Historical fiction at its best. Grey presents Vietnams complex history and people simply and effectively. His work provides the reader with thorough knowledge of a land whose history is complex, passionate & explosive. His characters bring Vietnam alive through their intense feelings of anger, oppression, desire and tenacity. This book has love, hate, greed, betrayal, gluttony, violence...and will leave its reader with a deeper understanding of country whose spirit continues to reach far beyond its remote borders.
Rating: 4
Summary: I wish it was a movie
Comment: A nice novel that revolves around the history of Vietnam from 1925 to 1975. Anthony Grey spins a nice story that is hard to put down. His books have been quite popular in Asia with "Peking" being another one of his fine works. It's a shame his books haven't received as much attention as James Clavell's. A very enjoyable book that I need to re-read as it's now been years since I last read it. Hopefully, a movie director will find a way to put this on the big screen in the future.
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Title: When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace by Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts ISBN: 0452271681 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Peking: A Novel of Chinas Revolution 1921-1978 by Anthony Grey ISBN: 0316328235 Publisher: Little Brown & Co Pub. Date: 01 June, 1988 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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