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rieviolet'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
4.0
I did not mind the disjointed narrative style, it actually reminded me a bit of "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" by Madeleine Thien, a book that I absolutely adored.
Unfortunately, I did not enjoy the second part ("Side B") as much as the first. I think I would have liked for it to be longer, so that we could spend more time with the characters and explore more of their relationships (for example Kimiâ and Anna's or Kimiâ and her sisters'). The narration felt a bit rushed, like we
were speeding through the events and, compared to "Side A", I struggled to feel the same level of connection with the characters.
Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Medical content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Murder, Police brutality, Death, Blood, Violence, and Homophobia
Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, War, Dementia, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Classism, Torture, Car accident, Genocide, and Racism
Minor: Confinement, Racial slurs, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Excrement
yavin_iv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Sexism, Grief, Murder, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Dementia, War, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Torture and Confinement
ctaniem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Murder
Minor: Car accident