Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

51 reviews

schwoomst's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Cancer, and Child death

svblvna's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

this is my first book from Mary H. K. Choi but it won't be my last. i'm heartbroken.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Child abuse

anniefwrites's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

There's really no one who can beat the intricacy of Mary H. K. Choi's language. Her writing oozes intelligence, and her details are always microscopically specific. She weaves together a story so tightly wound that, when it finally unravels, it feels like a breath of fresh air. She humanizes her characters so fully, and when they do things that surprise you, it turns out to be exactly in line with who they are. An excellent read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Cancer, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, and Drug use

queserasara's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Child death

ccatsol's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, and Bullying

finn_nn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Sexual violence, Drug use, Grief, and Child death

littlekokomo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, and Child death

kavanomo's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Child death

margaretrose's review against another edition

dark emotional funny

• 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

5.0

TW: disordered eating, cancer diagnosis

No book has ever made me feel like this. Almost a week later, I'm still worried about Jayne and June, and I really hope they are ok. I probably wouldn't have felt so strongly if I hadn't read it in 5 days, but I couldn't stop myself.

Excellent writing, excellent characters. Mary H. K. Choi needs to stop leaving her characters on a precipice of doing "ok" because I will worry about them falling back into their old ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Cancer, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Child death

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

What a fucking fantastic book. I relate so much. She went through such horrible things, I just wanted to hold her. The audacity of some characters. I felt it in my soul. As much as the last chapter wants me to love June and their mum, I would never forgive them. I want to imagine a bright future for Jane. She deserves it. My fucking heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Racism, Rape, and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism and Infertility