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Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan

raquelmozart_123's review

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adventurous dark funny sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I wanted to love it so bad but the end could never suffice for all the wrongs and pain I had to go through as a reader (female and non white at that). 

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rsabilaf's review

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medium-paced

4.5


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lifelinds's review

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4.0

Never read anything like it
Very graphic but think it served a purpose 
All came together well

meirysza's review against another edition

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It’s not a choice to be born as a woman but it’s your choice to not think woman as an object.

hollylath24's review

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

2.0

marla_arguelles's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

boyfig's review

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0


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andradiana's review

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It's too graphic for me

readabilitea's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

nuviers's review

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2.0

too yuck for me