Reviews tagging 'Death'

Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun

36 reviews

tristinrose's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child death, Violence, Death, Eating disorder, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual assault

mals_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness and Cancer

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Death, Misogyny, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Child death, Classism, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Ableism, Body shaming, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape and Pedophilia

withlivjones's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

An interesting exploration of grief, guilt, and the lasting impact of the death of a teenager on various people who knew her. I thought that the concept was intriguing but I expected it to be a somewhat different book, more of a murder mystery, but instead it focuses much more on the fallout of the murder rather than the murder itself. There are some lines that really pack a punch, and I particularly like the chapters where the narration is in the form of a one-sided conversation as you can get a real sense of character. I wouldn’t say that I really enjoyed this book as I just felt that something was missing from it, but I am glad that I read it nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Murder, Cancer, Death of parent, and Police brutality

Minor: Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Eating disorder

errie's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

Minor: Cancer

beautifulminutiae's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Classism and Cancer

Minor: Kidnapping

funkyauntjules's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

a story about grief, loss, and a murder without a person to pin it on. kwon beautifully illustrates the portraits of people who simply did what they could with what they had through something mysterious and horrible. in the end, the loss itself is big, and the empty space left behind is what they all fall into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

megnzhang's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

jayisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

3.5

I picked this up with very little knowledge of what the book was about, other than that there was some element of crime in it. I don’t think it has quite the thriller/crime vibe and, instead, feels more like a deep reflection on how death impacts different people and, for some, the way grief manifests over time. I definitely felt the book was far too short, but I also wouldn’t be able to tell you how to expand the story some more. In some ways, maybe keeping it succinct was for the best. I thought the pacing could have been a little slower, but maybe it felt fast due to how short the book was.

I’m not sure what else to say about this one, but there’s a lot to think about. That being said, I can see how this book isn’t for everyone, especially if they’re looking for a plot focused on the murder as opposed to character studies of sorts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, Body shaming, and Cancer

Minor: Ableism and Eating disorder

twilightfan420's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This is the fastest Ive read a book in a while; it was so easy to devour. I loved how the murder mystery was central, but not singular to the plot. I found that the character development created more personal mysteries in a way and I felt like I was unraveling a whole pictured as I read further. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Police brutality