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a_alves00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Sexual content, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Bullying, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, and Misogyny
tojtwl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Growing up in an Asian household, however, I must say that the pressure the children here felt is very real. There is always that underlying tension that Asian parents often unconsciouly deliver to their children. "You must be better." "You must get top grades." "You must make good friends." "You must have a respectable career."
Graphic: Suicide, Racism, Infidelity, Violence, Sexual content, Grief, Death, and Child death
rosalind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, and Death
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Racism
Minor: Suicide, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Classism
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
The Lee family members' struggles w/ the consequences of their race and gender--and sometimes the intersection of both--are sympathetic and frustrating. Ng has a startlingly receptive and accurate way of illustrating the subtleties of feelings and the unsaid, and their effects on one's life and, subsequently, relationship w/ others.
Graphic: Racism and Sexism
Moderate: Death and Mental illness
Minor: Sexual content
procrastibaker'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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, and Infidelity
booksandcat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide
plxtoprojector's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy
raqo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Sexual content and Racism
littlefroggy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, and Child death
Minor: Suicide
tinaxx2'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content and Racism