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ofbooksandechos's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Racism, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Trafficking
sarah984's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A really interesting novella about being unable to move on from grief and about immigration and how it affects people and their families. There was a little too much going on for me - the book was already so short and the character I found most interesting wasn't featured much until near the end - but a thought provoking read overall.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Deportation
blacksphinx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
horrorandscience's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This town worships the dead, but it has no respect for the living.
Linghun was a wonderfully unique story and I can’t wait to shout about it to everyone I know.
There are three points of view in this story: Wenqi, a teenager moving into one of the most exclusive houses in the world; Liam, whose family has been waiting for an opening for years; and an older woman simply known as Mrs, who’s been waiting and waiting for years…
They do have one thing in common, however. They are all wanting to connect with a dead relative. The neighborhood of HOME is special because it connects families with their deceased loved ones. People are so desperate to contact their lost family members, that they leave their regular homes behind to live on the lawns of HOME houses.
I love ghost stories, and even more so ghost stories from Asian mythologies. There’s so many more layers to Asian stories than Western stories, and Ai Jiang gave us that and more with Linghun.
There’s so, so much to this story that makes it one of my new favorites. There’s love, there’s grief, there’s betrayal, there’s humor. I recommend Linghun to practically anyone who loves a story with layers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Racism
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Violence
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