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kai3cll's review
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
zapmirelle's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
naddie_reads's review
Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it, and I really dislike the way they phonetically spell out the names in this book, so I'm DNFing for now and hopefully will return to it once the library loan becomes available again.
jesseb's review
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? Yes
2.5
got 117 pages in on 1/1/24, and temporarily DNF'd.
came back to it in april and managed to get to page 214. but... DNF'd again... when i'm in the moment reading this book, it is fine. most of the stories have a melancholy vibe and i do like the 'war and peace' section. zero motivation to pick it up...
finally finished it on 5/4/24. this book drained me. some stories were good (time for you and me was obvs the best story) but overall it was such a meh reading experience.
also this book does not use the revised romanisation of Korean which threw me off so much lmao
came back to it in april and managed to get to page 214. but... DNF'd again... when i'm in the moment reading this book, it is fine. most of the stories have a melancholy vibe and i do like the 'war and peace' section. zero motivation to pick it up...
finally finished it on 5/4/24. this book drained me. some stories were good (time for you and me was obvs the best story) but overall it was such a meh reading experience.
also this book does not use the revised romanisation of Korean which threw me off so much lmao
lynxpardinus's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death, Kidnapping, Dementia, and Excrement
Moderate: Sexism, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Police brutality, Child death, Grief, Alcohol, Murder, Vomit, Genocide, Death of parent, Violence, Suicide, Misogyny, Torture, and Child abuse
Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
guitarpotato's review
4.0
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