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minnxes's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy
kathshiroma's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic
ru_th's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
The past is a black hole, cut into the present day like a wound, and if you come too close, you can get sucked in. You have to keep moving.
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Suicide and Pregnancy
Minor: Body horror, Death, Xenophobia, Dementia, and Death of parent
sunn_bleach's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Pregnancy
erinpoo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
“A second chance doesn't mean you're in the clear. In many ways, it is the more difficult thing. Because a second chance means that you have to try harder. You must rise to the challenge without the blind optimism of ignorance.”
i really thought i might like this a bit more going into it a second time and because i am in dire need of a copy of bliss montage but! all feelings about this novel remained the same (which is not really a bad thing)
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and Medical trauma
Minor: Gun violence
ohyeah_karyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Confinement
nadia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
If anything, I'd have been happier with a slightly longer book. For one, I wanted a little more exploration — more story — beyond the ending that we're left with, though what we were given did work and fit the vibe of the book. I guess I wanted more because the whole thing was working so well!
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Suicide and Pregnancy
ladylothlorien's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Death of parent
sakisreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Ling Ma captures the boredom of day-in, day-out hustle culture for the big men; in her Bible production job in New York, it’s evident she’s not loving life but she’s just keeping it going.
In sharp contrast, her perspective on Shen Fever taking over the city and her having to join this group of ‘survivors’ is so interesting and once I’d gotten into the different flashbacks I couldn’t put this book down.
I really loved the ending to this book as well. I wasn’t sure what I expected to happen in the end but I’m glad it ended the way it did 🥹
I would highly recommend this to people who are fans of reading Asian literature and about the immigrant experience… All with a twist. This book reminded me a little bit of The School for Good Mothers! Thank you so much ❤️
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail