Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee

3 reviews

casira's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Lee does not write other races very convincingly. Hispanic portrayals were...weird? Insistent use of "hermano" randomly injected into what was otherwise English felt uncomfortable and inauthentic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Racism, Vomit, Abortion, and Colonisation

rljenn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I read Pachinko first but this book is very similar in some ways. I really enjoyed learning these different members of a family tree. We learn every person individually and they make choices that are sometimes hard to understand and also realistic. You are invested, proud, disappointed and hurt in many different ways. It’s an excellent read 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail