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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This book is hard to describe. It's vivid and visceral in a way that can often be as uncomfortable as it is fantastical. The stories flowed together as if all of the protagonists were the same person, like anecdotes in a memoir, maybe. I definitely enjoyed parts of it, but I'm not sure which was my favorite.
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
funny
fast-paced
dark
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
K-Ming is a brilliant writer and she definitely has a way with words - she describes things so uniquely and viscerally, bravo.
But I did find some of the stories became a little repetitive though, and some of the depictions of body processes and gore felt a little heavy handed in places for my taste.
But I did find some of the stories became a little repetitive though, and some of the depictions of body processes and gore felt a little heavy handed in places for my taste.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Violence
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is such a dreamlike experience where whilst you're reading you can totally go with it but afterwards you can't explain to anyone in a way that makes sense and it's magical
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, War
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Absolutely perfect. There are no word left K-Ming Chang hasn't already used. A beautifully vivid imagery. It feels vapid to describe the intersections in this book: race, identity, class, sexuality, gender all feel like shells in comparison to this. Yes, the book covers them all, yes the book is about them, but no, it's not simply about that, but so much more.