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I'll Go On by Hwang Jungeun

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clovetra's review against another edition

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sorry you are joining the pile of DNF
there's a couple reasons im stopping this:

im sick rn and reading is a chore already as it is when i feel dookie, and rn this book isn't gripping me enough to care
could not care about any of the characters - im 20% in and no discernable personality traits have been found other than the mother being essentially catatonic
language is too flowery for what its actually describing
i could probably get thru this if i was feeling well but i don't have the energy or care to push thru

might pick this up in the future but for know its bye bye to the dnf pile 😔

Content Warnings

gssarchive's review

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

nadj's review

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challenging inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

criver's review

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Beautifully written, simple, poetic and yet lazer-sharp writing

reubenlb's review

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3.0

this book is tinged with melancholy and grief on every page, but not enough to make that sadness tangible - still a solid exploration of food and dream and tribe