Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

17 reviews

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

debimorton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

Difficult read. Calligraphy. Daiyu (Jacob Li), Nelson, Nam, Lum, Madame, Jasper. China to San Francisco to Idaho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Confinement, Trafficking, and Slavery

Moderate: Violence

sallysimply's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Beautifully written and quite touching. Somehow both frustrating (because here we still are) and hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Racism, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Racial slurs

miniaturephilosopher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Confinement, and Body shaming

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, and Cursing

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Trafficking, Slavery, and Xenophobia

mikeebeth's review against another edition

It’s too sad, and with on-page rape I think I need to pick something else for book club. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Rape, and Sexual violence

bandysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

4.0

This is a book set in late 1800s China and America. It is set during the Chinese Exclusion Act and follows the story of Daiyu who is forcefully immigrated to the USA. The story is at times difficult and at others hopeful. it mingles with folklore from China.  

TRIGGER WARNINGS: heavy trigger warnings, please read the warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racism, Classism, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Death, and Rape