Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Poupées de Chine by Lisa See

6 reviews

redvelveting's review against another edition

3.75

This book was a wonderful glimpse into Chinese American life during World War II and even more interestingly, the history of Asian American performers and clubs. Such a fascinating part of American history that I would never have known about. It’s clear that a lot of research went into creating this book and capturing the Chinese American experience at the time.   

The book is told from three different perspectives and the author did a fantastic job of distinguishing them. I think the climax was dissatisfying (resolved quite quickly), but overall, I enjoyed the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, War, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Death of parent, Classism, Bullying, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Infidelity, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Child death, and Homophobia

Minor: Slavery, Terminal illness, Confinement, and Abortion

melodyramirez's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Child death, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abortion, War, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Cursing, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Confinement, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Sexism, War, Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Trafficking, and Child abuse

Minor: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Pedophilia

craftyanty's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

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

2.75

This one had an interesting story line and lots of themes... friendship, loyalty, sacrifice, jealousy, betrayal, tradition, and more. The historical components and references were intriguing to me, but I found the characters annoying and unlovable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Sexual violence, War, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Physical abuse

nausicaa's review against another edition

emotional sad

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault

dorathebald'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The only saving point of this book is Helen's arc. 

Also Helen sounds like shes gay for Grace

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide attempt