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Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories by Lindsay Wong
6 reviews
sarah984's review against another edition
3.0
Favourites: Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality, Furniture, Sinking Houses
Graphic: Misogyny, Fatphobia, Death, Ableism, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, and Violence
Moderate: Incest, Rape, War, Pregnancy, Torture, Racism, Terminal illness, and Transphobia
anaiira's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
I don't love this genre of edgelord female Asian authors masquerading as feminist but then writing work that reads like a 15 year old internet troll that is practicing their SAT vocabulary. Truly, I know there can be more to be read into the work, especially the complex nuance of expectations of women, of East Asian women, and the relationship to cleanliness and purity and subverting expectations but at some point, I also get to choose whether or not this resonates with me and it does not.
Here are some assorted thoughts:
- I hate how she describes everything in such a disgusting way. Everything is the rotting grey liver of a cancerous fish or something equally repulsive. It's like endless stream of fetid putrifaction and ugh.
I personally think that if you're writing stories this horrendous, you need to get the details right. And hire some Asian editors.
Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Infidelity, Genocide, Child abuse, Body horror, Grief, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Incest, Death, Body shaming, Rape, Murder, Suicide, Excrement, Classism, Self harm, Blood, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Bullying, War, Terminal illness, Gore, and Child death
willow1113's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Classism, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Excrement, Alcohol, Death of parent, Incest, Pregnancy, and Drug use
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Gore, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Incest, Death, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Confinement, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, War, and Racism
Minor: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Deadnaming, Suicide, Vomit, Cancer, Sexual content, Excrement, and Transphobia
Natural disaster, apocalypse ("Sinking Houses").wenwanzhao's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Incest, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: War, Trafficking, Body horror, Child death, Transphobia, and Violence
tenderbench's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Gore
Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, Incest, Racism, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death