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brekaboujie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The tree was.... an interesting choice. I didn't not like it, but every so often the narrator voice the author used for the tree got a bit annoying. But it gave an interesting additional insight which we couldn't have had with the stylistic choice of writing 3rd person from specific peoples perspectives. So it worked in that sense.
Overall nicely written, really interesting context, great character writing and did make me tear up a few times, I got quite invested in everyone. Quite a different vibe for me, but I liked it!
Moderate: Abortion, War, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide and Alcoholism
hkrobock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Minor: Death of parent
kaanda'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Death, Abortion, Addiction, War, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Animal death, Suicide, and Racism
Minor: Classism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Colonisation, and Gun violence
mr_cain'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Alcohol, Grief, Animal death, Child death, and Colonisation
Moderate: Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Homophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism and Torture
julie123's review
3.5
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism
sammirosewater'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Addiction, Blood, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Genocide
nineinchnails's review against another edition
Graphic: Colonisation, Grief, War, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
Partition/Segregationnoiraet's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
1. Made me read up on the history of Cyprus and the Cypriot Civil War. 2. Excellent, compelling (heartbreaking) thematization of generational trauma, identity, family, love and moving forward
3. First book I’ve read in which one of the narrating voices is a tree - this was brilliantly realized.
Graphic: Murder and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Abortion, and Death of parent
taytots24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War, Child death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcoholism, Police brutality, Suicide, Alcohol, Ableism, and Gun violence
nadie'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? Yes
4.25
My favourite characters were Y+Y, would’ve loved to read more about them. ❤️🌳
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia