Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Yolk, by Mary H.K. Choi

28 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

3.75

Fuck I wish I wasn't an only child.

I hate contemporary references in books with a passion but this one isn't that bad.

My only issue is Jayne is constantly said to be an emotional character but reading through I can barely get a sense of her thought process. She does things / takes actions at random,

Spoiler

for example: kicking out jeremy, going with june to the doctor,

and there was no build up or explanation as to why she decided to do those things. Actually it didn't have to be explained, but those moments felt random from a character whose thoughts we're exclusively able to read. Makes the character feel plot-driven as opposed to character-driven, but the story as a whole doesn't feel the same.

I guess my other issue is misused AAVE. But also... Asian American? From Texas? New York transplants? Color me shocked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Self harm, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Fatphobia, Infertility, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Racial slurs and Stalking

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

moviemagus's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, and Child abuse

sarahhj's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Medical content, Eating disorder, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Addiction

oliviakae's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual assault

sofiaesquivelp's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Intense book, loved the representation of the relationship between sisters, and the writing about NY. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, Cancer, and Self harm

radiocryptid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

God this book. Stab in the heart much. It’s somewhere between 4 and 5 stars because I found the ending a bit rushed but I feel like it needed to be. Like we’re not allowed to see much of the true open love between the June and Jayne and their mum. Like it has to be this I love you/I hate you, I’m going to help you but I’m going to hold it against you but we both know that I’m only doing that because I don’t want to be vulnerable. It’s very good and hurts and the most true portrayal of family I’ve ever read. This is what family really looks like.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cancer, Self harm, Racial slurs, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

artemrs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0

May Choi has easily become one of my favorite authors. This book is so much more than what you read on the back.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Vomit

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