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Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories by Lindsay Wong
3 reviews
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
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").jeezjane's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
short stories are really hard and i get that but these were really disappointing. some were a better read than others but none were really good reads.
killer title. i gave points for creativity and smtms a line or two would be well-written enough for me to appreciate it? idk
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Body horror, Torture, Body shaming, Blood, Gore, Death, Violence, Murder, and Cannibalism
some things are explicit but nothing is dwelled upon for long lengths of time.