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danisusannareads'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
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
chloe_s27'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? Yes
4.25
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deannapassmore's review against another edition
3.0
That being said, while I do love crassness and gore, there were times I felt this book was a bit over the top and repetitive with it's descriptions (piss/urine is not the only thing that is yellow).
I found the first story was actually my least favourite, I really hated the overly dramatic dialog but once I got past that one I really did have fun reading each of these stories.
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
smalltownbookmom's review against another edition
3.0
elle_g's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0