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linguaphile412's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Suicide, Mental illness, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content
keegan_leech's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I couldn't put it down, perhaps because it feels as if reading just a part of it somehow tarnishes the experience. Each moment of despair only heightens the moments of hope and joy, each moment of joy is incomplete without acknowledging the ennui that comes before it. And to think such powerful emotional moments can come from a book about post!
I'd recommend it to everyone, particularly if you like the style of authors like Han Kang—simultaneously melancholy and hopeful. If nothing else, it's hard to describe the feeling it left me with without just reciting the whole book. So I hope you go discover it for yourself.
I'd recommend it to everyone, particularly if you like the style of authors like Han Kang—simultaneously melancholy and hopeful. If nothing else, it's hard to describe the feeling it left me with without just reciting the whole book. So I hope you go discover it for yourself.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide and Sexual content
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