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rsagarin's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Dementia, Drug use, Addiction, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
avisreadsandreads'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
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Infertility, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, and Car accident
Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Dementia, and Miscarriage
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I liked what it had to say about how families being separated destroys the family from inside and out, but wished that there was more discussion about how Norma's culture being taken from her affected her and her sense of self. She wondered about things, but I think it would have been more powerful had there been a stronger presentation here of how it changed her trajectory. Joe was an interesting character because we saw how the tragedies in his family affected him. The before and after. How grief and especially anger derailed his future and caused him and his loved ones pain. And the resolution at the end was even more bittersweet because we saw the whole picture. But who would Ruthie have been? What did being Norma cost her?
The cover is absolutely stunning. Not sure the title and cover accurately represent the book's plot but I love it anyways.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Addiction, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
Minor: Fatphobia
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