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hannahventer2802's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Rape
notapollosdaphne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Dementia, Grief, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Racism
shayh's review
4.25
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion
blau_elmo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
The style of writing is truly the star of this book, whilst the plot can be a bit slow at points. However, it does not feel too egregious in its slowness, as the slower pacing just feels like taking breaths between the various ideas being presented by Vuong throughout the book. Brilliant novella.
Moderate: Homophobia and Xenophobia
Minor: Violence
siebensommer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.5
what is a country but a life sentence?
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Medical content, and War
loveclairebearx's review against another edition
3.0
Most of these vignettes read like Vuong’s specialty (poetry) and while I savored many turns of phrase, ultimately I longed for a more grounded narrative that wasn’t delivered on.
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia
greenan26'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Xenophobia and War
carojust's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
I'm glad I didn't give up on this. I'll keep thinking about this memoir forever.
You'll like this is you appreciate memoirs, are in a mentally good place with darker content in real-life context, Asian American stories, LGBTQIA+ perspectives.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Transphobia, Dementia, Abortion, and Alcohol
hazyshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, and War
brennasjohnson's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Domestic abuse