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Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

24 reviews

womanwill's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Fatphobia

natkimko's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

4.75

 - Choi has the most incredible ability to write flawed people in complicated relationships. YOLK moves a bit slower than her other books, but it's worth it for the excavation of Jayne and June's relationships to themselves and to each other.
- So much is covered in this book, and it really gets at the way different pressures in your life get all tangled up together until it's nearly impossible to separate out all the experiences and feelings that make you who you are.
- I know this book won't be for everyone, especially if you don't like being in the point of view of someone who doesn't like themselves and/or purposefully sabotages themselves. But if you're up for it, YOLK is an incredible exploration of two sisters trying to find themselves through each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

astrid_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders