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jewelrybonney's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Police brutality, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Colonisation
Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, and Infidelity
pickashelf's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Chronic illness
Moderate: Colonisation, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Violence
knkoch's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was so good! I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it, especially the characters and the changing structure. It was a little hard to get into at first (the first chapter/prologue is in second person), but once I got to the main narrative I was hooked. The setting is so strongly realized, and the characters are so distinct and well drawn that it's very easy to move from recollections of the past to the present. This was a window for me into a culture and language I knew very little about before this, and truly expanded my perspective. I wish I could sound less vague! But the joy in this novel is in discovering the characters, their developing relationships, and all the personal history that contributes to who they are and what they want to be (or not be).
Very interesting book and one of the better ones I read this year! It stands above many.
Very interesting book and one of the better ones I read this year! It stands above many.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Homophobia, and Confinement
Minor: Pedophilia
One character was a political prisoner undergoing torture, that's the most pronounced thing. Indirect mention of potential pedophilia.
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