Reviews tagging 'War'

Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin

14 reviews

m_a_j's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: War

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: War and Death

readingpicnic's review

fast-paced

4.5

A weird little wintery book set in South Korea that comments on white tourism, biracial identity, the body modification culture in Korea, body dysmorphia, and complicated mother-daughter relationships. There were some great vividly weird scenes, especially between the mother and daughter. The weird relationship between the main character and the French tourist made me so uncomfortable, but more in an intriguing way? The men were just pretty gross and unlikeable in this story in general. The main character does end up binge-eating a lot in this book, especially in scenes with her mother, and food plays an important role in the story, so content warning for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit and War

vikkisgrotto's review

slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: War

aliyachaudhry's review

mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

go girl give us nothing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Animal death, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Vomit

clxxre's review

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Body shaming

Minor: War

ejanephillips's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Animal death

Moderate: Vomit and Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia and War

laurataylor's review

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, and War

kaneebli's review

sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Eating disorder

Minor: War

marissab's review

mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, War, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Animal death