kimveach's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
This dystopian novel will have you contemplating many ideas: race, class, patriotism used as a weapon, and the history of children being taken from their parents in the United States. I found the book to be slower than her previous books due to the storyline only focusing on a few people. The writing is stunning. While I normally prefer books that are more about the plot, I did like this character-centered book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Blood, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Police brutality, Bullying, and Classism
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Dear Ms. Ng,
Why did you have to emotionally destroy me?
Regards,
A distraught reader
Only complaint is the lack of quotation marks but in this book I can understand stylistically why it was done
Why did you have to emotionally destroy me?
Regards,
A distraught reader
Only complaint is the lack of quotation marks but in this book I can understand stylistically why it was done
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Classism, Cultural appropriation, Antisemitism, Bullying, Gaslighting, Murder, Cursing, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Trafficking, War, Blood, Confinement, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Gun violence
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