Mary Perkins answers “can anyone grasp the years it took place...”

Good Book Fairy asked this question about A Little Life:

can anyone grasp the years it took place between?

Mary Perkins I haven't read everyone's answers yet, but one thing I noticed was that Willem and Jude's trip to Hanoi mentioned a lot of bicycles. I haven't been to…moreI haven't read everyone's answers yet, but one thing I noticed was that Willem and Jude's trip to Hanoi mentioned a lot of bicycles. I haven't been to Hanoi, but I have been to Ho Chi Minh and I feel like they've transitioned away from bicycles to motorbikes. Basically, I feel like bicycles would've been more appropriate to several decades ago, which is not quite the time period I had pictured for the book. BUT like I said, I haven't been to Hanoi and I've not done any research on it either. This was just something I thought could be a possible anachronism.(less)

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