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chloexcoy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
restlessreader's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.75
ktnev's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
clarelou612's review against another edition
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medium-paced
5.0
This book is beautifully and creatively written and includes amazing illustrations! It is a memoir focusing on the author’s mental health and the death of her father (not a spoiler - the reader knows this from the start). There were so many parts that blew my mind because they gave me new ways to describe and understand my own mental health. I loved the way she wove in folk tales from her Japanese, Taiwanese, and Okinawa ancestry as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Mental illness
Moderate: Miscarriage
literarylifter89's review against another edition
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medium-paced
3.75
lrgluck's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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sad
slow-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
megwilli's review against another edition
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sad
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Suicide attempt
meeks5679's review against another edition
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3.75
I really enjoyed the speculative aspect of the novel with the yokai & other folklore mixed in. I wasn’t expecting so much of the book to be about her father and his death which at times made the story feel like it was running on (ideally would set the pace as medium-slow for me). Loved the illustrations