Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

8 reviews

daniellekat's review

reflective fast-paced

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

2.25

This was the definition of OK. I didn't hate reading it, but nothing about it was particularly compelling. The author made some strange choices in the writing and structure of the book (i.e. no Sujin POV, ending the book mid way through the cycle of character POVs, so many odd paragraph breaks, etc.) I thought the general content of the book was interesting, especially since I'm far removed from South Korean culture, but I felt like Cha was trying to cover too many topics. As a debut the writing was solid, but the overall book could have been more tightly edited. The open-ending makes me wary of recommending this but I'd probably pick up Cha's writing again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Alcohol, Misogyny, Classism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, Grief, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Suicide

sex work

arieslofi's review

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Infidelity, and Infertility

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicide

julseygirl's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

This book is unlike anything I've ever read. Nothing happens, but I was on the edge of my seat and thoroughly enjoyed it the whole way through. The characters have all gone through various intense traumas and they just cope and get through day to day life. They way that they interact with each other and with the culture around them is heart-pounding in the worst ways. I want so much for them and their futures. But I also kind of like how I'll never know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Vomit

jojo_'s review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Vomit

danajoy's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jesseisilliterate's review

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

kiczcock's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Suicide, and Death

sarah984's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I liked the ending of this book, but overall it felt kind of unfocused. Very little actually happened, things that seemed important would be alluded to and then never brought up again, and one of the viewpoint characters felt unnecessary.

The writing was beautiful in many places and I think the author has some valuable things to say about female friendship and beauty culture in Korea, but I didn't enjoy the actual book as much as I could have.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Vomit

Moderate: Rape and Suicide