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faunodecetimmolare's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, and Sexism
readingwithkt's review
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Abandonment
schausjk's review
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Child death, Blood, Animal death, Racism, Animal cruelty, and Colonisation
momoreads45's review
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation, Animal death, War, and Sexual assault
nini23's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: War
jtalis228's review
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
idlereader's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Abandonment
krys_kilz's review
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This is an incredibly emotional story that dives into Korean history and the ongoing heartbreak of family separation. The artwork is stunning! I especially loved the full page drawings where people's faces are overlaid with images from the landscape or buildings. It's poetic - weaving person and place into one.
I also really appreciated the author's note at the end explaining the inspiration for this book as well as the title. The title really encapsulates the raw emotion, hopelessness, and sorrow that permeate through the pages.
I also really appreciated the author's note at the end explaining the inspiration for this book as well as the title. The title really encapsulates the raw emotion, hopelessness, and sorrow that permeate through the pages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and War
brogan7's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This is such an intense story, such a difficult book, and so tenderly drawn and told.
My favorite drawing is on page 15 when the narrator looks up at her mother's apartment building and the image of the building is within the frame/silhouette of her body...
Some of the art is messy, I don't know how to describe it exactly because it's something about the overall look of the page that ends up looking messy instead of "clean," whereas, for instance p.15 is so clean, lines crisp, worked over.
I like the way the mother is drawn: an imperfection that is also loving, truthful. But I would prefer cleaner lines throughout (though I feel guilty for saying this because the book is good and the story so important).
My favorite drawing is on page 15 when the narrator looks up at her mother's apartment building and the image of the building is within the frame/silhouette of her body...
Some of the art is messy, I don't know how to describe it exactly because it's something about the overall look of the page that ends up looking messy instead of "clean," whereas, for instance p.15 is so clean, lines crisp, worked over.
I like the way the mother is drawn: an imperfection that is also loving, truthful. But I would prefer cleaner lines throughout (though I feel guilty for saying this because the book is good and the story so important).
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Child loss, separation of families, a wounded psyche, forced migration, grief
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