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Activities of Daily Living by Lisa Hsiao Chen

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noplacestogo's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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? It's complicated

4.0

bloop's review against another edition

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I’m sure that this would have been a very rewarding book to read. Unfortunately it was too slow to hook me in, and I have other books to read that I checked out from the library. Maybe I will try this again on less of a time crunch lol

jastronaut's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

2000s's review against another edition

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4.0

This book is slow, it's pretentious, it has almost no plot, it feels very niche, it jumps around a lot, etc.

HOWEVER I personally really enjoyed it, although I did get bored in a few parts. It was the perfect level of brainy and cerebral for me without getting too abstract and philosophical. The emotionless writing style is deceiving - the book still has a very emotional heart and I was interested in all of the characters' lives, although I do wish they were touched on more deeply.