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jinmichae'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
5.0
It was satisfying to keep reading to find all the pieces and how they fit together throughout the narrative, and to learn more about the characters. I liked the different expressions of love and friendship, the hint of something that lasts beyond death, and the exploration of what it means to grow old.
Graphic: Trafficking, War, Xenophobia, Confinement, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Antisemitism, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Dementia, Stalking, Death, Genocide, Animal death, Abortion, Alcohol, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Grief, Rape, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, Islamophobia, Deportation, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual assault
kam_pearson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
marcella'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
3.0
The least charitable way to read this is a thin narrative of attraction shuffled along by a series of ghastly horrors. I found the depictions of the Japanese internment camps compelling (stripping away dignity and freedom from a huge and arbitrary group), but the
I liked the prose and the narrator, though. And I liked all the old folks with rich inner selves, living life with various degrees of independence, and learning to accept new limitations without caving into them. Perhaps some of the various misfortunes that befell the characters felt overwrought because it covered multiple long lives compressed into one book.
Moderate: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Racism, and Rape
kommatator's review against another edition
abgebrochen: 19.03.2021
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Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Racism
Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, and Incest