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desireeahn'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
5.0
people told me they disliked this book because the metaphors and language were overly convoluted, but i just think they didn't put enough effort into reading it. vuong is a poet and is so raw yet deliberate with his words- it breaks my heart that people are so critical of his work without truly trying to understand it. it takes some time to get through, but it was so worth it to me. maybe i'm biased as a gay first gen immigrant asian with a rocky relationship with my mother and relate too much to the content to be a reliable reference, but it's a must-read in my book.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, and War
Minor: Bullying
raelong12'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Classism
montgomery1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia
samvgass'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and War
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, and Xenophobia
sofipitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia
kitslibrary'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Racism
Minor: Mental illness
devinaaaa'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Homophobia
emma_ekb'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
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse
Minor: Homophobia
mmiirrpp'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
5.0
While this book did touch me deeply I would warn people, particularly survivors of abuse and POC, that this book can be painful to read at times and to check the content warnings left by other reviewers. I couldn't finish it the first time around, nor could the majority of my queer Asian friends that I recommended it to.
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Outing, Colonisation, and War
pearsupply'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Homophobia
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and War