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naa_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Body horror, Death, Blood, Violence, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Suicide, Incest, Car accident, Rape, Torture, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit, Sexual assault, and War
bookforestsprite's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Die Übersetzung könnte durchaus geschmeidiger sein. Besonders bei den Geschichten, die ins Fabelähnliche gehen, hätte man den Ton besser anpassen können.
Lektorat durchwachsen – viel zu viele Kommas überall.
Insgesamt eine Sammlung außergewöhnlicher, interessant verstörender Kurzgeschichten.
Graphic: Excrement, Pregnancy, Confinement, Body horror, Torture, Gore, Violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Incest
biscuitgale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
My favorite story was Ruler of Winds and Sands. It's also the most palatable story out of the book with the fewest horror elements. There are so many themes and complexities in these shorts that I'd like to give them all a re-read at some point.
Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Incest and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape, War, and Sexual content
_fallinglight_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Torture, Confinement, Vomit, Misogyny, Gore, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Medical content
Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault
aamarii_98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Moderate: Incest
mementomoriiv's review against another edition
The stories are really well written with interesting premises. Some are just emotionally draining.
Graphic: Child death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical trauma, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Death, Blood, Confinement, Animal death, Incest, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse
blakeandbooks's review against another edition
- Strong character development? N/A
4.0
Chung has the ability to leave you speechless and questioning why you picked up the book in the first place. I was enamored by Chung’s descriptive writing style from the very first story. If you enjoy horror, speculative fiction, and fairytales, then you’re in the right place, since this book is truly a mixture of all of these.
I chose this for #TheDiverseBaseline May Prompt A: A book by an East Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander author.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, and Incest
issymaae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Incest, and Suicide
mollylhartles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Read with caution
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, and Incest
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Pregnancy, Blood, Gore, Ableism, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Abortion, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Sexism, Violence, Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Medical content, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Bullying, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Stalking, and Suicide
Be aware that there is characters slowly dying, hunger, starvation, c-sections, blood clots, mob violence, financial struggles, mentions of Nazism, and destruction of cities and families.