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lasivaranasi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Dennoch habe ich die Schreibstil geliebt und viele Sätze und Analogien markiert, um sie mir zu behalten. Alles in allem ein gutes Buch. Ich würde es jedoch nicht empfehlen, wenn man es in Buch lesen möchte in dem viel passiert/ sich die Charaktere stark weiterentwickeln.
Graphic: Death, War, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child death and Child abuse
scmiller's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Death, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Sexism, Abandonment, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, War, Body horror, Bullying, Infertility, and Death of parent
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Car accident
seventhswan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I do wish the novel hadn't opened with
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal death and Child death
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, War, and Homophobia
dizzzybrook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship
deedireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is a tricky book to review. It definitely wasn’t want I expected, even though the synopsis paints a fully accurate picture of the events of the book. It’s told from a woman named Agnès’ perspective, fully in flashback as she tells us about her (not very healthy) childhood friendship with a dynamic young woman named Fabienne.
Ultimately, this ended up in a “liked a lot” instead of a “loved” category for me. I think it was just a little too much “and then, and then, and then” held away at juuuust a little too much distance. But also, the prose was excellent, and some of the philosophical musings Agnès tugs from her experiences are really striking. There’s a lot to unpack here about girlhood and girlhood friendship, plus class and generational class changes. I will definitely be reading more of Yiyun Li’s work, and I’m excited that she’s on the Booker Prize judging panel this year.
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death
alexhaydon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
deerlordxx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death and Child death
christinesreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Death
mondovertigo'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: War, Classism, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Pregnancy
heatherjchin's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Bullying
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Classism, Blood, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Sexual assault