Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

74 reviews

motherlatesha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

It’s been years since I’ve read a book so engaging.

I usually would not have picked up a book like this since I usually steer more towards action and adventure but this book was the Between Two Books book of the month and I had seen it previously at my job, so I decided to give it a try.

I was immediately enraptured by this book and the characters. Not only was it extremely well written but also somehow told a story with needing a plot line.

The story follows five women who all live in the same building who live very similar and yet very different lives and it switches perspectives so we have a peek into their thoughts and daily lives. Their backstories are slowly revealed to use with shocking twists and their current lives are displayed in such a raw and realistic way that leaves you full of such an array of emotions. 

You can’t help but love the characters even when they do something wrong or stupid or they think in a way that you don’t agree with, you still find yourself attached to them and somehow able to relate to at least one of them if not all of them when it comes to their relationship with the men and family and society’s expectations of them. 

I am so glad I picked up this book, it was so interesting to learn about Korea through these women, everything about it was beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Body shaming

Minor: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Infidelity

Moderate: Miscarriage, Alcoholism, and Suicide

talkbookswithangela's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Death, Cursing, and Body shaming

jouljet's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Medical trauma

claudia_bow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide

kayleyhyde's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Child death

kiczcock's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Suicide, and Death

cheesepuppy's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love the set up of having multiple perspectives. It was easy to follow. Each character was interesting and it was neat how each story intertwined with the others

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, and Suicide

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Suicide

jillterry22's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

If you are looking for a character driven story, this one is for you! Overall, the story is told through the perspective of a group of girls who live in an apartment building in Seoul. All of their story lines intertwine with each other, and their perspectives help to understand the Korean culture. The book dives into family dynamics, romantic relationships, professions, women in the workplace,etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Suicide