Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Yolk, by Mary H.K. Choi

44 reviews

puffy_'s review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

It is difficult for me to rate this book because I don't have any particular strong feelings about it. However, in comparison to how I rated other books, 4 stars seems fair enough. 
Anything that explores the relationship between sisters is going to get points from me.  I had some complaints about the writing style at the very start, but it either improved further into the book or I just got used to it.  Choi did a great job in exploring characters journey in how they deal with their struggles and how they begin to grow closer together. There are many themes and topics discussed that are by no means easy to tackle and I would argue that the author did a fair enough job doing so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Eating disorder

Moderate: Child death and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

eligru's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Child death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Medical content, Bullying, Cancer, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

ukponge's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Cancer, and Bullying

Moderate: Child death

kinga1204's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Minor: Child death

onemorepagecrew's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi is an excellent choice for readers who love character-driven novels that center estranged sibling relationships.  The plot is the supporting character in this one and the main story is told through the relationship between sisters Jayne and June. 

 

The sisters are three years apart in age and even though they both moved from Seoul to New York City together, they are estranged and live different lives.  They are reunited by circumstance when June is diagnosed with cancer, and they begin to lean on each other.  

 

I loved the everyday-ness of the storyline and the way that the sisters couldn’t mask their true selves from each other.  It showed through tiny moments that no matter what different paths you take as adults, your shared experiences early in life remain part of who you are.  

 

I’d recommend this book for those who enjoy a slower-paced literary story that doesn’t rush for plot advancement.  It’s thick with sibling dynamics and peppers in events around them.  Both sisters are working through health challenges and they have family trauma as well, so be sure to check the content warnings before picking this up. 

Content warnings: Cancer, Disordered eating (graphic), Body shaming, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Child death, Sexual content (mild) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Medical content, Abandonment, and Eating disorder

Minor: Sexual content and Grief

seoulatte's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Dysphoria, and Vomit

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual harassment, Death, Child death, Blood, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Bullying, and Alcoholism

km4's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Racism, Child death, Alcohol, Medical content, Fatphobia, Bullying, and Self harm

soomaiyuh's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

3.5

I mostly liked it and learned a lot but jayne and june were kind of annoying 😭 especially jayne. sometimes she would just be really overdramatic or sounded like she spent 12 hours a day on 2016 tumblr or smth and not in a good way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, Injury/injury detail, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Child death, Medical content, Infertility, and Self harm

Moderate: Physical abuse

the sexual assault scene was really difficult to read. i get what the writer was trying to do but it was so uncomfortable and made me feel awful

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Child death

xyloblue's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Grief, Eating disorder, Cursing, Child death, Bullying, Body shaming, and Alcohol