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taylor_annotates's Reviews (215)
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I will read anything Nghi Vo writes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Abortion, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Domestic abuse, War
Minor: Sexual assault
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It is rare that I give a book a two star rating, but this book was incredibly frustrating to read. I found the characters’ actions and motivations to be unreasonable and unrealistic. Further, the incident which much of the book hinges on feels incredibly overblown. The magical realism of the book sat in a weird juxtaposition with the style of writing and lastly the structure of the story felt very unbalanced to me. OOF.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Toxic relationship
challenging
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This book is heavy, but I loved it. The writing wasn’t entirely smooth in my opinion, but the overall themes and structure of the story were powerful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War
Moderate: Infertility
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was okay!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse
Minor: Suicide
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
This book is beautiful, but goodness it is slow. I savored my time with it, but was looking forward to moving on by the end.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I disliked this for the first 100 pages or so for a few reasons. Then the book grew on me a bit. A bit.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Violence
Moderate: Infertility
Minor: Rape
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Child death