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emmachinami's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Racism, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual content, Cultural appropriation, and Racial slurs
fkshg8465's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Torture, Violence, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Grief, and Confinement
anaiira'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? It's complicated
4.0
I thought the book was full of gorgeous lines and descriptions, from beginning to end. Even the way that the author describes the ocean, "the cotton roar of the beach... the sea breeze one exhale around us" or the way she describes the relationship of Daiyu's parents "the tides gently pushing them towards each other... an imperative from the water". I appreciate that the author includes trafitional stories, after all, in 4000 years of history, there are stories aplenty to include, but she also chose to retell a small personal one, about a grasshopper that the main character inadvertently tore apart, about how it was a lesson to be more gentle with the world, to do better, that not all the beauty of the world needs to be plucked and held in the hand, sometimes it is good to let it go.
Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Colonisation, Trafficking, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Violence, and Sexism
heatherjchin'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Kidnapping, Rape, Trafficking, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Police brutality, Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse
Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Deportation, and Vomit
cecilowo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
hjesm'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism, Slavery, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Child abuse, and Trafficking
tcrivera12's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism, Torture, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Violence
cc0906's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Rape, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Slavery
Moderate: Abandonment, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Grief, Classism, Body shaming, Excrement, and Bullying
Minor: Torture, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts
em8ly's review against another edition
Graphic: Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Deportation, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Slavery, and Cultural appropriation
cait'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
3.0
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