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scifi_rat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Colonisation, Grief, Infidelity, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Death, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Child death, Classism, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Religious bigotry, Torture, Abandonment, and Excrement
amandalorianxo's review
4.25
I learned a lot about Malaysia & the intensity of Japan’s occupation compared to the British’s occupation. Cecily as a character, while well written, was someone I couldn’t fully wrap around in my head. So you are disappointed in your life choices. So how does this new shiny man make you want to change things? Her motivation didn’t fully make sense to me. If we had less characters, maybe it would have been more solid. I didn’t believe we needed to focus on all the kids pov but at the same time, this gave us a glimpse into each age group’s way of seeing what was going on.
Overall if you are looking for a diverse outlook on WW2 from an Asian lens, this could be for you. Content warning - war, abuse, rape, blood, death, sexual content.
Graphic: War, Rape, and Child abuse
Minor: Child death and Alcohol
just_one_more_paige's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Rape, Colonisation, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Trafficking, and Torture
stefanieunison's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, War, and Child abuse
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
bowbeforeloki's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Gore, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Genocide, Child death, Colonisation, Addiction, Classism, Mental illness, Racism, Trafficking, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Medical content, Rape, War, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Toxic relationship
karlzlee's review
- 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: Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Death, Alcoholism, Violence, War, and Sexual violence
sheetsilicate's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: War, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Child death
mariyakeeka's review
- 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
4.5
This book is meant to be slow. It's meant to linger on pain and suffering and really give us the time and space to examine all the ways in which we can hurt. The prose is stunning and, for the most part, it didn't feel unnecessary. It was well used and so evocative. Thematically, it addresses guilt, family, power dynamics, greed, morality and what it means to exist as a woman. I enjoyed the discussion of good and bad and how these are ultimately subjective terms.
There was a point at the end,
Moderate: Trafficking, Alcoholism, Child death, Colonisation, and Grief
acarolinabelle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual violence, Addiction, Child death, Torture, War, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, and Alcohol
shannonlian's review against another edition
3.75
All in all I’m glad I picked up this book and hope to read more about this region and time period.
Graphic: Violence, Death, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and War