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halem13's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Grief, War, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child death
ordinarilybi's review against another edition
0.25
Putting a little disclaimer in front because it’s been eight years (oh hell) since I read and reviewed this book and I obviously did not exactly catch on to a lot of culturally appropriative stuff. Just to say: this is something that he *repeatedly* does - cherry-picking and dissecting (and disrespecting) non-white cultures, probably to make his books look cooler or something
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Sexism
undersealibrarian's review against another edition
This authors gratitude “take” on Japanese culture was something I found grossly racist, from the random out of context words to the over sexualisation of the young female main character to the weird fetishization of coloured eyes (white traits). It made the book really unpleasant to read despite having interesting characters and plots.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Sexism
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