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sim1blanket's review
dark
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I don't think this book knows what it's trying to convey. The plot really wanders for the majority of it and when the main character isn't immediately around Mao Zedong it basically loses all direction. I was overall pretty disappointed by the ending because of that. I feel like this could have had more of a point, it just didn't.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse
sirlantzalot's review
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Read this as part of a book club, it was dark but pretty good, it loses points for the first half/three quarters of the book having a bland protagonist whose internal thoughts only seem to be about how much she loves Mao Zedong & occasionally her family. Still would recommend to pretty much anybody, as long as they’re comfortable reading scenes containing SA and CSA.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault
sofiercely's review
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, War, Trafficking, and Physical abuse
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