Last Night I Dreamed of Peace Audiobook (Unabridged)

" At the age of 24, Dang Thuy Tram volunteered to serve as a doctor in a National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) battlefield hospital in the Quang Ngai Province. 2 years later she was killed by US forces not far from where she worked. -Random House Review I was really moved by this book. I will never ever think of a 'war enemy' the same again. It brought humanity to a horrific subject. "

" So eerie to read this diary of a time that I also lived through (albeit as a child and in North America). It was fascinating, tragic, illuminating. "

" This was a VERY powerful read. It is one of three diaries documented by a young female North Vietnam physician during the Vietnam War (the other 2 diaries were lost). Reminded me very much of Anne Frank, the difference being a diary of a teenager compared to that of a young woman. Having grown up with the Vietnam War in my background as Dads were stationed there I learned more about the countries of North and South Vietnam, their history, and how the US became engaged in the conflict in more human versus text book terms. It made me think long and hard about what it must be like for the young people in the countries of Iraq and Afghanistan today where US forces have been deployed and those who are not in favor of the American "imperialist" ways. It also has brought perspective the the "revolutions" going on in the other middle east countries and what drives the young and idealistic. This book was so powerful for me it has taken me several years to complete. "

" I expected more from this book. "

" The diary of a young North Vietnamese woman, working as a doctor for the Viet Cong. By turns poignant and polemical, it manages to be more engaging than not, and to provide a different perspective than we usually get. The introduction by Frances Fitzgerald (and read by her in the audiobook) summarizes the action, as well as the path by which the book came to be published and its reception in Vietnam. The reader pronounces the tones in Vietnamese words, which is welcome. "

" Powerful diary of a Vietnamese woman during the "American War." Eye-opening to another side of a war in which our country was involved. "

" A beautifully written diary of a Vietnamese doctor killed in the war. The fact that the books survived is a happy miracle. "

" I love book about peace !! This is a great story!! :D "

" Overwrought and gushingly emotional diary of a young female surgeon. I had hoped for a more straightforward accounting of life within the Viet Cong support system -- what American forces were up against -- but this wasn't it. I couldn't finish it. "

" Took a long time to read and did not enjoy it at all. "

" A diary was discovered by American G.I.'s. It was written by a North Vietnamese woman doctor who was also part of the Vietcong. She talks of war, loss of friends and a long romance with a close friend lost in the entrapments of war. "

" This book read like a diary but sometimes the translation was sketchy. "

" Really nice read, deep, historical, personal "

" I so wanted to read this book, being fascinated with everything Vietnam War....but was exceptionally disappointed. This person, (a doctor for heaven's sake!) did nothing but whine and pine for an unrequited love like a 12 year old school girl....I hated all of it! "

" sl disappointed-expected more historical war info-was just what it says it is! A diary of a young female vietnamese doctor-she talks about her loves, people, her feelings, but not alot of real "facts". Very touching though.... "

" Really nice read, deep, historical, personal "

" Poignant for anyone who lived through this fiasco. I gained an appreciation of the qualities which they possessed and we lacked.... as well as a poignant glimpse of my enemy's humanity. A primary source document. "

" I love book about peace !! This is a great story!! :D "

" I was hoping for more details about her life working as a doctor in North Vietnam and less repetitive waxing about her position in the Communist Party. "