Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Braised Pork by An Yu

1 review

fairygodfish's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

She was wrong, you see, the world of water couldn’t take all of her. Things don’t work in such absolute ways. But she never understood this. Parts of her, like seeds, have been planted on this earth and grown into shoots, flowers, trees, day by day. The roots have dug deep into the soil and will continue to extend, for as long as you and I can imagine.

This book is special. I picked it up expecting it to be a horror novel, because of the cover, but I couldn’t put it down. I saw myself in Jia Jia, I think. I will be re reading.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness

Minor: Cancer, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness