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foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Grief, and Classism
ceruleanorchid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcoholism, and Death
sgrunwald96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Cancer, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
plantybooklover's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Animal cruelty, Death, Medical trauma, and Medical content
tyras_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
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I think the biggest unbelievable aspect of that storyline, though, and maybe this is my own cynicism, is that corporations would be focused at all on healing the planet is laughable. It’s lovely that Nagamatsu could picture a world where humanity and our survival was more important than profits, but even in his story currency still exists, and there were still the messages of classism throughout the book.
Again, now that I know the ending, Clara’s behavior is so clear. I guess that was foreshadowing. I liked being surprised by the ending but I also think the story would have been so much better to follow Clara as the thread of each story and understand her motivation more.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Medical content, Child death, Death, Cancer, and Suicide
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Classism
jalexand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Grief, Death, Child death, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness
ariep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Child death
Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Racism, Classism, and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy
jesssicawho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Some stories spoke to me more than others. Some parts were ridiculous (like the
I need to take away half a star because the Easter eggs that connect the story/characters are a little too subtle and too easily missed. Because we only witness a small moment in each character’s life, it was hard to remember the nuances about each one in the end. I could reread this book and pick up on the connections a second time, but with so many books to read I don’t think this is worth a second pass for that reason alone.
Really creative and moving, I’m glad I read this.
Graphic: Death, Child death, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
bluejayreads's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Suicide
taybug0001's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
<SPOILER> Character Map:
1) 30,000 Years Beneath a Eulogy - Clara and her crystal pendant, Clara’s first Earth daughter, and Miki the artist
Minor: Chronic illness, Suicide, Child death, Blood, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Terminal illness