Reviews tagging 'Violence'

China Dolls by Lisa See

4 reviews

redvelveting's review against another edition

3.75

This book was a wonderful glimpse into Chinese American life during World War II and even more interestingly, the history of Asian American performers and clubs. Such a fascinating part of American history that I would never have known about. It’s clear that a lot of research went into creating this book and capturing the Chinese American experience at the time.   

The book is told from three different perspectives and the author did a fantastic job of distinguishing them. I think the climax was dissatisfying (resolved quite quickly), but overall, I enjoyed the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, War, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Death of parent, Classism, Bullying, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Infidelity, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Child death, and Homophobia

Minor: Slavery, Terminal illness, Confinement, and Abortion

melodyramirez's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Child death, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abortion, War, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Cursing, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship

jsweeneyy's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

what an awesome book. incredibly thought provoking and you feel like you know the characters by the end of the story. the bittersweet ending is perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, War, Police brutality, and Misogyny

pun1sher's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

The main plot twist was easy to guess but this was an enjoyable read anyway. A very interesting peak into 30s/40s America, East Asian-American communities, and relationships between women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Alcohol, Sexism, Racism, Violence, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Cursing, Stalking, War, Police brutality, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Rape, and Homophobia