All that's left unsaid : a novel / Tracey Lien.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063227767
- ISBN: 0063227762
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (09 hr., 39 min., 12 sec.)) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : HarperAudio, 2022.
Content descriptions
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Aileen Huynh, Yen Nguyen and Amelia Nguyen. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive; viewed September 16, 2022). |
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Subject: | Vietnamese > Australia > Fiction. Families > Australia > Fiction. Homecoming > Fiction. Brothers > Death > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Sydney (N.S.W.) > Fiction. Brothers > Death. Families. Homecoming. Murder > Investigation. Vietnamese. Australia. New South Wales > Sydney. |
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Electronic resources
- AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2024 January
Aileen Huynh delivers a compelling performance as Ky Tran, a relentless journalist in pursuit of answers surrounding her brother's brutal murder. Huynh's nuanced portrayal adds depth to the narrative. As Ky unravels layers of intrigue, Huynh expertly conveys the emotional toll of her investigation. Listeners are drawn into an unfiltered view of the period after the War in Vietnam, as well as the Vietnamese immigrant experience in Australia, centered around Sydney. Through Ky, and Minnie, a childhood friend who is forever in Ky's mind, narrator Huynh recounts Ky's pursuit of fearful and reluctant witnesses. Listeners also hear the perspectives of others Ky taps through the performances of Yen Nguyen and Amelia Nguyen. The result is a beautifully written, well-narrated story of cultural struggles and familial expectations. E.Q. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2022 November #2
Denny died at the Lucky 8 restaurant after his high school formal, his "Most Likely to Succeed"-sash still tucked into his borrowed suit. In 1996 small-town Cabramatta, populated by children of Southeast Asian refugees coming of age amidst drug-related violence, Denny was that perfect kid: an academic superstar beloved by his struggling parents. Although Denny was surrounded by people who cared, no one will admit to seeing what happened to him. When older sister Ky, a Melbourne journalist, returns home for the funeral, she disregards the ineffective (white) police to tenaciously uncover the truth for herself. Aileen Huynh ciphers the majority; while she's consistently affecting as Ky, she doesn't particularly distinguish other witnesses. Yen Nguyen shatters hearts as Denny; Amelia Nguyen stands outâfor memorable characterization, but also somewhat awkwardly for being the only other-witness narratorâas prodigious 10-year-old Lulu, whose social pyramid analysis (from the white Kimberlys to the "soy sauce sandwich"-eaters) is brilliantly biting. Quibbles aside, debut novelist Lien gets an aural boost from her fellow Australian trio. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2023 March
The tragic loss of her teenage brother brings Ky Tran back to her family's home for the funeral. Upon discovering he was brutally murdered in a busy restaurant where none of the patrons claim to have witnessed anything, Ky uses her grief to fuel her search for the truth. Told through alternating perspectives between the witnesses and Ky, present-day events are interwoven with flashbacks that give depth and nuance to the characters, their motivations, and the events that led up to the savage beating that ended a promising young man's life. Lien's debut novel explores the bonds and duty of family, the meaning of friendship, and the experience of growing up as a Vietnamese Australian in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta, a refugee enclave wrought with gang violence and drugs. At times funny, heartbreaking, and hopeful, the narrative explores what it is to be human, make mistakes, and forgive.
Copyright 2023 Library Journal.VERDICT Vietnamese Australian narrators Aileen Huynh, Yen Nguyen, and Amelia Nguyen give their characters cultural authenticity and bring their personalities to life through vibrant, emotional performances. Recommended for all public libraries.âKaty Duperry