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kajoreads's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual content, Deportation, Child abuse, War, and Misogyny
Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship
vael's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia
Minor: Toxic friendship, Deportation, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Sexual content, Outing, Classism, Police brutality, Misogyny, War, Racism, and Racial slurs
ajay913's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, Alcohol, and Racial slurs
Minor: Police brutality, Xenophobia, War, Misogyny, Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts
adalinemccormick's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Outing, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Deportation
Minor: Police brutality, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Forced institutionalization
a_win_in_clear_rain's review
- 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
4.5
So well written and just a beautiful story showing me a piece of history I hadn’t ever learned about!
Every character felt so real and full, nothing was glossed over!
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Deportation and Police brutality
literary_waffle'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? Yes
4.5
• Having a main character who is exploring her sexualit and sexual expression as well as a love interest who is a masculine presenting lesbian and other character who are also butches and femmes is very powerful
• The author knew who her target audience was and the effort and research put into this books about Chinese and queer history is something to be appreciated
Did not like
• The flashbacks, even thought I understand why they are necessary (I get it it gives me information about relationship dynamics and the history of Lily's family) I felt like, as a reader, they were just kinda boring and I was always hoping to get through them so I could get to the interesting story
• It has a lot of triggers, especially for someone queer or who is a minority
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Abandonment, and Deportation
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Xenophobia, and Outing
betweendotsandletters's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Police brutality
clarkg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Outing, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Deportation, Homophobia, and War
Minor: Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization
gussurireads'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
4.0
"Como sempre, havia alguns casais - homens e mulheres - sentados perto do palco, as mulheres algures entre o fascinadas e o envergonhadas, os homens com os seus sorrisos conhecedores. Lily perguntou-se o que pensavam saber. Tinha quase a certeza de que estavam errados."
"Não conseguia explicar porque razão reunira aquelas fotografias, mas sentia-o no seu âmago: uma necessidade de ardente e inquietante de olhar - e, ao olhar, de compreender algo."
“Sentia-se como se tivesse finalmente decifrado a última parte de um código que a inquietava há tanto tempo que mal se lembrava de quando começara a decifrá-lo. Sentia-se extasiada.”
“Tinha medo de ser descoberta, e medo de se descobrir a si própria, mas quanto mais se beijavam, menos medo tinha, até que o medo deu origem a sentimentos muito mais poderosos.”
"A América tinha-lhe dado tanto nos quatro anos que lá estivera, mas fazia questão de lhe recordar constantemente a forma como via pessoas como ela."
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Police brutality, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
templetoncecelia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Outing, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Police brutality