One of the best books I have had read!

Speechless after such a intense life for a little girl who proved to be strong as her Pa always thought she would be.

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Despair and Love

This is an incredible story of one person's family struggle through an inhumane time. A must read so we do not forget.

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Best book I have listened to in a long while.

after visiting Cambodia previously it was riveting to listen to the first hand account from someone who was actually there. so sad in places but an amazing life story.

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She used her horrific life experience to help many

This book gave me a greater understanding of the suffering individuals endured during Pol Pot's reign of terror.

The narration by Tavia, intensified the experiences and emotions that Luong, her family and others endured. Loung did not sugarcoat her experiences and thoughts. She described with openness and honesty what she experienced, how she reacted to those experiences and the thoughts that filled her mind.

It is good to see that Loung has not only survived this horrific experience, she has also been able to help many people.

Parents should listen and decide if their child is emotionally mature enough to listen or read this book.

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Good story

I enjoyed the story, but it wasn’t the most interesting that I have listened to about the Cambodia civil war. I would recommend- “surviving year zero”- I thought this was more insightful into the actions of the war.

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A sad but true story

I hope I never have to hear a story like this again... Greatest respect to the storyteller for sharing

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it's a journey through different colours of humani

Having visited the killing fields and torture centres in Cambodia before and watched the movie, I thought it would not be a new experience for me to read the book. First of all I have to credit the narrater, I could relate to story through her voice. I just finished reading it and I can't express how I feel . I felt like crying, I hyperventilated few times while reading it. This story shows a side of humans that you might be better off not knowing at all. What it means to be a human and what humans are capable of doing ? There are some stories that you never recover from. I wish nothing of these had happened in reality. A book like this puts your feet on the ground and makes you forget all your dissatisfaction of life and teaches you to be grateful for everything you have had in life. Simple things, like 3 meals in a day and a family.

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Beautiful read

I can understand why not everybody loved this book. it's written from the perspective of what a child saw and experienced, so should be considered as this. I loved it. Brutally honest, vividly remembered, tragic, hopeful. I really enjoyed this.

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pure pain

a very well written story. at time I cried as I lived through the authors words. it pain me to here her story. a must read!

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Interesting topic

The performers voice was annoying. I feel like she was reading a children’s story. This spoiled it for me. The subject matter was of great historical significance and the story was a bit empty and clumsy. Not one of my best reads / listening.

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