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karlin0336'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
3.0
I enjoyed the overall story of this book. It followed several generations of a Korean family that immigrated to Japan. I think I could come to like Historical Fiction, which isn't a genre I typically read.
What I didn't enjoy, however, was the amount of swearing and sexual content in the book (which got increasingly worse as the book went on). This was a huge turnoff to me.
Three Stars --- the overall story and historical aspects were neat, but I really didn't enjoy some of the other content in the book.
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Rape
Moderate: Suicide
moonmoonsun'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
4.75
Moderate: Infertility, Police brutality, Racism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, War, Abortion, Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity
miishmiish'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Car accident, Violence, War, and Physical abuse
mikaylaslibrary's review against another edition
3.25
The writing style is gorgeous, and I loved the first part of the novel. It just went downhill from there.
I think that there were too many characters and not enough time to finish the novel. I loved Sunja, Yumi and Isak, but the rest of the characters all felt very similar.
The story is absorbing, and I did read it quite quickly, but I felt it should've been either longer, or two shorter books. The beginning and ending were very sweet, and tied the whole story together which I loved.
I think that this is a really interesting novel, and will definitely be someone's favourite. However, it just didn't work for me.
Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Abortion, Cursing, Violence, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Suicide, Racism, Police brutality, and Classism
laurajenkins's review against another edition
Graphic: Grief, Torture, Trafficking, Suicide, Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
maddeesryan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Racism, Miscarriage, Grief, Cursing, Child death, War, Cancer, Bullying, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
amazing readsquidknees'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? Yes
4.75
Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racism, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Misogyny, Xenophobia, War, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Suicide, Slavery, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Abortion, Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Deportation, Trafficking, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, and Racial slurs
aexileigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Sexism, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, War, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Classism
stvalentine'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: Hate crime, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Death, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, and War
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Colonisation, Confinement, and Cursing
lotstannard'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Abortion, Addiction, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Deportation, Drug use, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, and War