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readingonfordearlife's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Violence, and Death
peaknit's review against another edition
4.0
It was a simple read, I had just read The Nix which was very descriptive, this was the opposite of that. I needed it to be sparse. The story was unusual, and kept my interest.
qkat's review against another edition
4.0
I was drawn to this book because I spent 4 years of my childhood in Okinawa, Japan. It was easy for me to relate to the protagonist in the story. Enjoyable read.
tobrie_or_nottobrie's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
littletaiko's review against another edition
4.0
Having recently visited Japan this book pulled me in quicker than it may have done otherwise. Though with an opening like this book has, I probably would have been hooked fairly quickly. To be fair, this book gets at least one star from me solely because of the pickled plum onigri description. It perfectly captures what it's like to eat one of my all time favorite foods.
Anyway, I digress. The heart of this story is a young girl, half-Japanse/half-American, who kills a classmate in Japan when she's about 12. She then spends the next few years in a detention center until she becomes an adult. She leaves the country and creates a wonderful, normal life for herself in the United States. When her estranged father dies she finds that maybe her past isn't as buried as she had thought and heads back to Japan to figure out more about who she really is.
Anyway, I digress. The heart of this story is a young girl, half-Japanse/half-American, who kills a classmate in Japan when she's about 12. She then spends the next few years in a detention center until she becomes an adult. She leaves the country and creates a wonderful, normal life for herself in the United States. When her estranged father dies she finds that maybe her past isn't as buried as she had thought and heads back to Japan to figure out more about who she really is.
margotreadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I spent my entire Saturday reading this book. The synopsis of this book doesn't touch on what this moving story really does for the reader- this isn't a thriller. It's a story of forgiveness, what it means to be human and how to move past those life altering events without leaving those around you behind with me. Luce's writing carries you along and leaves you waiting for her next book. These are the kind of books that make you wish everyday was Saturday.