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siebensommer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.5
what is a country but a life sentence?
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Medical content, and War
blanxx_2102's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Alcohol
loveclairebearx's review against another edition
3.0
Most of these vignettes read like Vuong’s specialty (poetry) and while I savored many turns of phrase, ultimately I longed for a more grounded narrative that wasn’t delivered on.
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia
greenan26'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Xenophobia and War
carojust's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I'm glad I didn't give up on this. I'll keep thinking about this memoir forever.
You'll like this is you appreciate memoirs, are in a mentally good place with darker content in real-life context, Asian American stories, LGBTQIA+ perspectives.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Transphobia, Dementia, Abortion, and Alcohol
hazyshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, and War
infinitedani24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia and Racism
elliotlea'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Classism
sadiaa's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
lalexliu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse