The Book of Records
An all-too-human novel that explores themes of collaboration and resistance, exile and community ... While Thien’s book is a novel of ideas, it’s much more visceral ... Thien’s book is full of unexpected moments of beauty and pleasure I don’t want to ruin for those about to enter its pages. Delight is in discovery.
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Deeply humane ... Bittersweet ... Spellbinding ... Toggles in time to reconcile the brutality of betrayal with the forgiveness inherent in unconditional love. Try to read without weeping profusely.
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Inventive and ambitious ... Many readers will find the novel’s observations about the nature of authoritarian governments especially timely ... Though one can’t help but admire the breadth of Thien’s imagination, it’s the child’s story by the sea that this reader wanted more of.
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