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ragna_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
tense
slow-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
5.0
Loved this start to finish. A fascinating exploration of language, art, and the question of ownership of all these entangled in the net of colonialism. It manages to both honestly and seriously convey the impact both the repressive community on the island and the reductive outside perceptions into the island have. But it is also a genuinely funny book, full of witty yet realistic dialogues that never feel too quippy or distracting from to what the book is trying to say.
jambo__07's review
reflective
sad
slow-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
dominika_zimny's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
4.5
candydang's review
5.0
very interesting, the way the author changed perspectives between characters was fascinating. also - this book read like a poem at times. beautiful.
mako_todo's review
dark
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Grief
h_nn_hp's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Vomit