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lanid's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Child death
Minor: Bullying and Domestic abuse
gemmabenglish's review against another edition
5.0
it should be too on the nose (and maybe it is) yet it’s so deeply felt and beautiful that i find i don’t care
cate_zh's review against another edition
I stopped reading because it just wasn't interesting. Too much waffle obscuring any storyline by this point in the book
abroadwell's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this, but kept picking up something else, so it took me a long time to finish it.
Chang-rae Lee is very evidently a terrific writer at the paragraph level, hitting it out of the park. But over the longer run, I don't find the plots sufficiently engaging to keep me coming back.
This is, no doubt, my problem and not his! But although I enjoyed the book, it was a struggle to finish it. [18 days -- about twice as long as usual for me]
Chang-rae Lee is very evidently a terrific writer at the paragraph level, hitting it out of the park. But over the longer run, I don't find the plots sufficiently engaging to keep me coming back.
This is, no doubt, my problem and not his! But although I enjoyed the book, it was a struggle to finish it. [18 days -- about twice as long as usual for me]
claire_melanie's review against another edition
2.0
I liked and disliked this book in equal measure but the OTT ending tipped it towards the negative. Give it a miss
evanscat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
averyt's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
3.75
frogjeanine's review against another edition
3.0
part political thriller, part deep delve into what it means to be Asian in the US
wildblackberrydays's review against another edition
5.0
Chang-Rae Lee did it again! Fabulous book, vicious, unforgiving.