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Monsoon (2007)

by Di Morrissey(Favorite Author)

3.58 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Pan Macmillan

review 1: Having traveled to Vietnam, I loved the descriptions and historical backgrounds of many of the places that I visited. The story was decent, however, parts of the book were a bit of a mess: wooden dialogue (I'm sorry but no one who works for or even remotely knows what an NGO is calls it a 'non-governmental organization' in day to day dialogue, unless you are telling someone what NGO stands for), unlikeable characters that don't evolve, and WAY too many plot lines (the entire plot about exporting Vietnamese antiques could have been cut and you still would have had a decent story). The book itself could have used more organization - chapters would jump from character to character; while I know lots of books do this, it didn't really make any sense in this book. It was alm... moreost as if the author thought oh wait, I can't forget to tell you what these characters are currently doing. I think that relates back to having too many plots and too many characters.This review sounds so negative, but I should say it's a decent read, just not the best. A little more focus on what the author wanted to achieve with this story and who the main characters are would have made this a better book.
review 2: Monsoon... Is a journey into the hearts and memories of those caught in a certain time in a particular place. Sandy Donaldson has been working for a volunteer organisation in Vietnam for the past four years. As her contract nears its end, she is reluctant to leave so she invites her oldest friend, Anna, to come for a holiday and discover its beautiful tourist destinations. Both girls have unexplored links to this country. Sandy's father is a Vietnam vet and Anna's mother was a Vietnamese boat person. During their travels they meet Tom, an old Australian journalist who covered the war and plans to report on the fortieth anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. It is Tom who tries to persuade Sandy's father to return to Long Tan and settle the ghosts that have haunted him for 40 years, and suggests that Anna should delve into her mother's past. But the girls are reluctant, swept up in their own concerns, relationships, and a business deal that has the potential to go horribly wrong. However, it is the near-blind Buddhist nun living alone in the pagoda atop one of the karsts in Halong Bay who might hold the key.This was a pretty good read but for me not as good as "Barra Creek" or "The Valley" less

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