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rochelleisreading's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, War, Death of parent, Body shaming, Bullying, Slavery, Sexual content, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Abortion, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
rlisle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual assault
emily_y's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: War and Blood
Minor: Death of parent and Abortion
claudiashelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
❝ Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are, and not merely as we might like to be. ❞
I was very much looking forward to reading this book because it promised to be a classic history about Geishas; I hadn't read anything with this theme before, but it turned out to be just — alright. In some ways, this novel underwhelmed me since it included rather graphic sexual scenes that made me sceptical and uncomfortable. This book kind of emphasises why. Well, I believe this book is well-researched yet also provocative.
Graphic: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship
cienmari's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, War, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
satsukiq's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and War
raven9346's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: War
greenan26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Trafficking and Sexual assault
Moderate: Physical abuse, Bullying, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship
lycheeteareads'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
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, War, and Child abuse
Minor: Infidelity and Abortion
emmaeleone's review
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Trafficking