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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
100% cried at the end. I loved this story so much. Joan is unlike any protagonist I’ve ever read, which felt so fresh and exciting. I was immediately in love with her narrative voice, because I love the quiet and understated. Yes plzz. I didn’t think I’d like the incorporation of the pandemic, but it totally worked here. Her exploration and takes on being the child of immigrants felt a lot different from a lot of standard and played out narratives, which was super cool and informative to read. I loved and cried at the expressions of love that passed between her and her complicated family, because really whose isn’t? My absolute favorite part? Joan’s love of La Croix.
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.75 ⭐️. I was enjoying this book a lot more before it became about COVID. Then I was just stressed. I liked the simpleness of the writing style and look into Joan’s life. It was unexpectedly funny in places.
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
informative
sad
Quirky
Dark but sort of Delightful
Stream of consciousness but Not Annoyingly Drifty
Hyper Literal/Logical Main Character
Last Quarter of the book really made it
Dark but sort of Delightful
Stream of consciousness but Not Annoyingly Drifty
Hyper Literal/Logical Main Character
Last Quarter of the book really made it