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brianna_reading5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"I am thinking of beauty again, how some things are hunted because we have deemed them beautiful. If, relative to the history of our planet, an individual life is so short, a blink, as they say, then to be gorgeous, even from the day you're born to the day you die, is to be gorgeous only briefly."
“They say nothing lasts forever but they're just scared it will last longer than they can love it.”
“You once told me that the human eye is god's loneliest creation. How so much of the world passes through the pupil and still it holds nothing. The eye, alone in its socket, doesn't even know there's another one, just like it, an inch away, just as hungry, as empty.”
“In Vietnamese, the word for missing someone and remembering them is the same: nhớ. Sometimes, when you ask me over the phone, Có nhớ mẹ không? I flinch, thinking you meant, Do you remember me? I miss you more than I remember you.”
Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia
carmen_cruz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
Minor: Homophobia
wooyouknow's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, and War
heisiiri'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
4.5
This book is very sad a lot of the time. It handles tough themes and sensitive subjects. I would definitely check the trigger warnings if you happen to have triggers related to abuse or drugs.
There's also this beautiful thread of hope in this book that saves it from being too bleak. But it definitely isn't a feel-good book, so approach it with that in mind.
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, and Homophobia
Minor: Domestic abuse
the_last_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia
Minor: Alcoholism
bugsanddirt'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: Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Abortion, Death of parent, and War
mjones14'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
4.25
I'm in love with the story. There wasn't a moment that I didn't feel sad in some type of way. Whilst it isn't a crying type of sad, it was enough to make me nostalgic for my own heritage and choices.
All in all, I'm confused by my reaction to this book, but I know its something special.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Genocide, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
themeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
saradactyl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
sashagalkina'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Abortion
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Alcohol