First They Killed My Father Book Review. Today i finished the book about khmer rouge: This book opened a new horizon for me, revealed a history that i was never taught.
Not only does it tell such a tragic journey, but it is also based on true events which are forever part of actual dark history. First they killed my father is a deeply human study of the cambodian genocide and the brave survival of one little girl. Read for tales & co.
It is gorgeous and suspenseful, and it rushes heedlessly into dangerous terrain.
This book opened a new horizon for me, revealed a history that i was never taught. If you enjoy audible books, i listened to the audible version of first they killed my father narrated by tavia gilbert. It opens right before the khmer rouge army storms into phnom penh, cambodia and ung’s family has to abandon their home and belongings overnight and ends with her migration to the united states. The author was exposed to oppression, brutality and immense loss and pain at a time in her life when one’s personality and identity develops.