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If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

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rachela_7's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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paulaortuno's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • 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? Yes

4.0


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vixenreader's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • 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? Yes

3.75

It has a great commentary on beauty standards and gender politics for women in South Korea. 

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helliepad's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective 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

3.75

The story is so short but it's like buying an assortment of donuts in one donut box. You get to enjoy all of them even if you wanted more. I am also very fond of the theme that it's women looking out for other women in this world. We have each other's faces, etc.

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johannasteina's review

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dark emotional informative tense fast-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

4.5

Eina sem hefði komið þessari bók upp í 5 er ef ég hefði fengið meira. Hefði alveg verið til í að hún væri lengri og að við hefðum fengið að heyra meira af persónunum - en fannst flott hvernig hún fór ekki í of mikil smáatriði þegar kom að fortíðinni.

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rileymay's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75


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pvid's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.5


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nondelicate's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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lil_owl_reads's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5


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booktot6468's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • 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? Yes

4.0

Picked this book up as a random reco from storygraph, and was not disappointed!!

I love slow books that are very character driven, and i rlly think this was done well. The cast of women were so diverse in their ways of thinking and experiences, that it made me realize i def need to expand my pov to include other womens voices. Its one of those books that i wish i could see as a show but dont know if anyone in the industry would approve of, bc there rlly is no plot sksk!

Not a full 5 star read bc sometimes i thought the switch of POVs were a bit jarring sometimes (esp if it came from a STRONG ENDING and we didnt know what would happen next), and i felt like wonna couldve been integrated earlier w the rest of the cast, bc it always felt like she was an outsider in the overarching story. 

Also, why doesnt sujin have a pov!!! Shes literally mentioned in every other characters pov, and i wouldve loved to know what it felt for her growing up in the orphanage as a “bad” child, and the body dysmorphia i assume would come with plastic surgery. Which reminds me, TW for anything related to body dysmorphia and toxic beauty standards, bc woofyy some ppl are harsh in this book.

Anyw yeah this book provided comfort and calmness, so im glad i went w my gut and picked this up hehe

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