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Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin

3 reviews

sofipitch's review

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dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This reminded me a lot of Sylvia Plath, the descriptions of the MC's mental state are raw and visceral. One thing that struck me is I don't think there is an outward scene of a character having homophobic slurs thrown at them as I think a lot of stories would to convey what homophobia looks like. Instead the presence of homophobia just exists as a constant entity in the character's thoughts. Most of the scenes with the crocodile are of it watching tv and seeing what horrible things are being said about it's kind. There was a realism to that constantly hated feeling that I feel like I hadn't seen put at the forefront in anything else. There were a lot of lines that just had me chewing. I withhold any criticisms as this was published posthumously and thus I don't know if it was the author's intended final product
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talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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wasp's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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