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cdace8'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Infertility, Murder, and Child death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Classism, Sexism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, and Racism
moriahleigh's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Grief, Death, Racism, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Classism, and Animal death
Minor: Cancer
daniofthewood'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Grief, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Murder, Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Racism
Minor: Cancer
greedy_dahlia's review
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Addiction, Violence, Death, Pregnancy, Grief, Abandonment, Sexism, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
soupwife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Ableism and Sexism
Lisa See always impresses. I read Island of Sea Women last year and sought out more of her work. This book is beautiful and captivating, I finished it in just a couple days. While some wish the end was more fleshed out I thought the ending was perfect and is has stuck with me since finishing the book. Sensitive readers should be warned that especially in the first half of the book there is quite a bit of violence including (non detailed spoiler ahead)