Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

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applesodaperson's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

So this book was good, but it wasn't absolutely incredible or anything. I would put this book into a very niche sub-genre of books, that also includes Dogs of Summer and My Brilliant Friend. These books are all about two young/preteen girls growing up in rural Europe (or near Europe), where the narrator is the less dominant friend, and their friend is the cool aloof one, but the main character is more book/school smart.
The similarities continue because in all three books, either the main character or their friend gets sexually assaulted. They also all end with the two girls growing apart.
So yeah these three books felt like basically the exact same story. And even though this book is my favorite out of the three, I think I would have liked it more if I read it first, because it would have felt less like a repeat of two other books I have read this year. That heavily impacted my reading experience. I will say that the writing style in this book was very good.
Read from the BYU library.
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rubyhosh's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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heatherjchin's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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