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bookedandbusy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Addiction, Abortion, and War
Minor: Child death, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
readbycarina's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Grief, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Stalking
Minor: Child death and War
frmvivian's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
The different vibes each story gives is very interesting and i enjoy chang's writing a lot
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Abandonment
hoppskotch's review
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Death, Genocide, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and War
nashaytreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
While the writing was creative and beautiful, and the story ideas themselves are creative, it often felt like they ended abruptly. I felt like as soon as we’d get to an interesting part or the crest of the story it’s just…end.
Li Fan was by far my favorite story. Phenotype had me questioning and wondering the most. The stories seem like mostly a collection of every day experiences of Asian characters, sometimes bordering on fantastical but I didn’t see a central theme necessarily.
Overall, if you enjoy short stories I’d recommend it. If not, it might not be the book for you. The cover though? Top tier.
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Adult/minor relationship
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Abortion, Addiction, Misogyny, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Chronic illness, Classism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicide, Infertility, Racism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Abandonment