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brighteyed's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
fun myster/thriller book, very dark and somewhat depressing. i was put off by the writing (felt a little contrived) and the ways they treated rape and violence in the book.
the main character was intensely annoying and a white man in a book otherwise focusing on viet refugees in america, which was an interesting perspective to take, and i think was well done in indicting him while still playing him as the protagonist.
it doesn’t offer like… any closure, which i actually enjoyed in terms of the plot.
i really enjoyed a lot of the characters, especially junior, victor, suzy, and happy. these characters who were placed in between the (identical) protagonist and antagonist were really fun to learn about.
i would say this is a cut above the average mystery/noir novel, but i admittedly don’t read a lot of this genre.
the main character was intensely annoying and a white man in a book otherwise focusing on viet refugees in america, which was an interesting perspective to take, and i think was well done in indicting him while still playing him as the protagonist.
it doesn’t offer like… any closure, which i actually enjoyed in terms of the plot.
i really enjoyed a lot of the characters, especially junior, victor, suzy, and happy. these characters who were placed in between the (identical) protagonist and antagonist were really fun to learn about.
i would say this is a cut above the average mystery/noir novel, but i admittedly don’t read a lot of this genre.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Physical abuse
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Child abuse, Murder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Rape
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