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Chlorine
by Jade Song
dark
emotional
reflective
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
I disagree with the disdain for the prose and writing.
It’s a coming of age story centered around a second gen Chinese-American girl. The author has stated how deeply personal what she poured into this book was, and that she considers herself an artist and not a writer. This book is a work of art.
I love the prose, I think it speaks so well to the mental place of Ren and where she is at throughout the novel. The characters are well thought out. As someone who competitively swam through school, I can tell you that this book captures the love-hate relationship most teens have with swimming so well. The book is visceral and odd, and as a lover of weird, and as a celebrator of the weirdness and horror in the daily act of living, I love this book. Great read, it went by really fast for me.
It’s a coming of age story centered around a second gen Chinese-American girl. The author has stated how deeply personal what she poured into this book was, and that she considers herself an artist and not a writer. This book is a work of art.
I love the prose, I think it speaks so well to the mental place of Ren and where she is at throughout the novel. The characters are well thought out. As someone who competitively swam through school, I can tell you that this book captures the love-hate relationship most teens have with swimming so well. The book is visceral and odd, and as a lover of weird, and as a celebrator of the weirdness and horror in the daily act of living, I love this book. Great read, it went by really fast for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation