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maple_dusk's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Excrement and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping and War
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping
The MC is a refugee from the Vietnam War, and the novel takes place in 1981, with flashbacks to her previous life in Vietnam with her family and her escape by boat. Strong war themes and post-traumatic stress symptoms.zinelib's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Hằng, an 18-year-old Viet Nam war orphan has endured hunger, pain, and loss to get to Texas to rescue her brother who was kidnapped years ago from her very arms. She is single-minded in her purpose, with no patience for her uncle's effort to legally adopt 11-year-old Linh. The universe, in the form of an elderly couple at a rest stop, connects Hằng with would-be cowboy LeeRoy, whose greatest desire is to stay on a bucking bronco for more than 8 seconds.
No one in this story gets their exact wish, and there are some politically troubling elements, but in the end, everyone gets what they need.
No one in this story gets their exact wish, and there are some politically troubling elements, but in the end, everyone gets what they need.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Body horror