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scmiller's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexism, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
virgcole398's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
annamary54's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, and Classism
Moderate: Child death and Fatphobia
Minor: Violence
brynalexa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
salemander's review
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Classism
mladd28's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Fatphobia
cadence99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Classism
Minor: Fatphobia
cass_lit's review against another edition
3.5
- Each character was so flushed out despite only having a short story to themselves
- It’s a collection of stories about almost-strangers whose lives are connected by their living location
What kept me from loving it:
- Some of the main characters were very unlikable. I’m just not a huge fan of an unlikeable narrator.
- Many of the MCs used racist (often against Chinese side characters), ableist, and fatphobic language
Graphic: Child death and Racism
Moderate: Fatphobia and Racial slurs
Minor: Ableism
choicepotatoes_old's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
The characters are deliciously complex.
Each story feels whole.
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5 - I would absolutely
Graphic: Child death, Fatphobia, and Racism
Minor: Death of parent
torrie_reads's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
However, there is quite a bit of fat-shaming in here so I would be conscious of that if it is a trigger.
As all know I am not good as reviewing short story collections so I'll leave it at that. But I think this is a great one to pick up if you like them.
Graphic: Fatphobia