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balladofreadingqueer's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
It explores important themes of friendships, coming out, acceptance, belonging and family. I enjoyed Janeβs storyline and her queer life interested me more than Fionaβs heterosexual life.
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Outing, and Abortion
burnt_milk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Outing, and Racism
Minor: Abortion, Sexual assault, and Vomit
collie98's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual assault, War, Racism, Physical abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Terminal illness, Self harm, and Grief
devynhinds's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Racism, Abortion, War, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
- 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
3.5
This book of short stories chronicles the lives and friendship of Fiona and Jane, two Tawainese women who grew up together and are now trying to find themselves out in the world. They navigate their friendship, relationships, sexuality and family dynamics along the way.
I don't usually have a great relationship with books of short stories, but I liked this one. I think that the stories actually being related and tying into one another really helped. The first story, right off the bat, broke my heart, and I was both scared and excited to read the rest. The stories were all very engaging, but my favorite was "Cold Turkey," which occurs around the halfway mark. I also liked that the side characters who fleshed out the worlds of Fiona & Jane felt complete and real, for better and for worse.
The only reason why this didn't end up getting rated higher for me was - for it being a book about friendship, I didn't see a whole lot of....well, friendship. Fiona & Jane are supposed to be best friends, but in some stories, they don't interact at all or seldom mention each other. When they do. have scenes together, you can tell that there is love there, but it doesn't feel like they should even still be friends - the chemistry wasn't really there for me. However, overall, I did enjoy this read!
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Outing, Infidelity, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Fatphobia, Grief, Death, Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Cancer, Alcohol, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Dementia, Trafficking, and Abortion
bookwookie's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
samgelbert's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Suicide
lilmcutie94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Abortion
kcsadowsky's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
maregred's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol and Outing
Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Racism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, War, Vomit, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Drug use, Cursing, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault