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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, War
Uff. Guilt and shame and grasping for what God forbids has made men into devils.
dark
sad
medium-paced
I’m having a hard time reconciling the fact that the author is a white British woman who wrote this based off of a real atrocity (The Nanjing Massacre); while having the main character also be a white British woman. It had a white saviour trope that left a bad taste in my mouth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, War
Moderate: Rape
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Deeply horrifying, especially because of its basis in historical fact. For all those who say the twist is not horrifying enough, I implore you to read Iris Chang’s the Rape of Nanking and to understand that this is not in fact torture-porn fiction but was a real massacre that was perpetrated against real, innocent civilians.
Well paced, well written, and nuanced but there were some b-plots I did not enjoy (the relationship between Jason and Grey was nauseating in the worst way) and some key characters that remained two-dimensional (both Jason and the old yakuza gangster). I think these “villain” characters remaining two dimensional does a disservice to the otherwise well-explored theme of good people being able to commit acts of atrocity, and how that changes a person’s life
Well paced, well written, and nuanced but there were some b-plots I did not enjoy (the relationship between Jason and Grey was nauseating in the worst way) and some key characters that remained two-dimensional (both Jason and the old yakuza gangster). I think these “villain” characters remaining two dimensional does a disservice to the otherwise well-explored theme of good people being able to commit acts of atrocity, and how that changes a person’s life
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Prachtige Nederlandse vertaling! Dit boek heb ik gelezen in Peru/Bolivia, zomer 2012.