The Lotus Eaters (Audiobook)

from SeriousGrace

In the year of 1975 North Vietnam is still pushing towards Saigon. It's the end of the Vietnam war (or American war, depending on who you ask). The Lotus Eaters opens with the city's demise being eminent and the panic to escape, mounting. Caught in this frenzy is Helen Adams, a seasoned American ...

from tututhefirst

I found this a difficult read, not because of the writing, which was extraordinary, but because of the subject matter. I am of the Vietnam generation, and the subject matter is still, after almost 40 years, difficult to confront. The book opens at the end of the war, a devise I often dislike, but...

from cemming

When Helen Adams, a novice U.S. photographer who's already lost her father and brother to war, arrives in Saigon, she believes covering the war from an objective viewpoint will be easy. At the onset, Adams builds a network of fellow journalists and wins the begrudging respect of military leaders ...

from brenzi

Tatjana Soli's fabulous debut novel opens during the desperate days leading up to the fall of Saigon in 1975. The evacuation of the city is underway as Helen Adams, "Life" magazine photographer, and Linh, the Vietnamese man accompanying her, are frantically trying to make their way into the Ameri...

from suballa

Wonderful novel, beautifully written. Helen Adams' desire to become a Vietnam war photographer, and the war itself, exact a heavy toll on her and those who love her. I was immersed in the setting and felt as if I was part of the scene, watching the events unfold around me. Strong characters, real...