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arayo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Xenophobia, and Deportation
Minor: Domestic abuse and War
lenaricharz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Infidelity
Minor: Deportation
paguroidea's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Deportation
Moderate: Genocide, Infidelity, War, and Injury/Injury detail
laura_cat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Classism
hollyd19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
The structure of this novel is creative with sections delineated by relational groupings (daughters, sisters, lovers, etc). The story goes back and forth from the 50s until nearly present day, converging to bring the whole story into focus. The writing is truly exceptional. Several passages bowled be over with poetic, insistent prose determined to scrub away grit from a window and reveal beyond wise, hard-earned truths.
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Racism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Sexual content, Dementia, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy and Deportation
internationalreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Moderate: Sexual content
sarah984's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Deportation