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abigailjblay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Terminal illness
bahamyulala's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: War, Death, and Sexual content
Minor: Mental illness
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, Death, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, War, Suicide, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage
roisindoylebakare's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Terminal illness
Moderate: Pregnancy and Suicide
celleuloid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Racism and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Suicide
readbycarina's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Death, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion and Alcohol
irulan's review against another edition
- 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? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Abortion, Sexual content, War, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
kamin8882's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
From the very first page, I was invested in this beautiful family. The story starts out with a young girl who fell in love with the wrong person-- but this one event... shaped the rest of her life. Across 4 generations, two nations at war and never ending obstacles, Sunja and her live family lived the best life they knew how, lost many things, learned valuable lessons about themselves and life, and loved fiercely. I loved reading about these characters, their culture, the hardships they had to endure and the strength they found within them to over come. This book was a true show of the love, strength, pain and undying loyalty this family (and many Korean families like them) had in a time and place they were not easily accepted. Although I do wish some the storylines had more details, or were more complete... this is a beautiful story of love, sacrifice, ambition and family.
"There was consolation: the people you loved, they were always with you... she had learned."
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Suicide, and Terminal illness
cedardleland'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexism, Racism, Miscarriage, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Infertility
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Racism, Bullying, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Classism, Misogyny, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Ableism, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Child death, Stalking, and Medical content
Minor: Infertility, Addiction, Kidnapping, Abortion, Antisemitism, Vomit, Cancer, Car accident, and Child abuse