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minimicropup's review against another edition
emotional
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
I liked all the different perspectives and the slice of life feels woven throughout these stories.
Mood Reading Match-Up:
Fragrant soup. Brooklyn streets. Sea kissing shore. Plantain and bread and eggs. Mermaids. Coconut drops. Cornmeal porridge. Rotting pears. Clean air. Singing.
Mood Reading Match-Up:
Fragrant soup. Brooklyn streets. Sea kissing shore. Plantain and bread and eggs. Mermaids. Coconut drops. Cornmeal porridge. Rotting pears. Clean air. Singing.
- Stream of consciousness essays and memories
- Random(ish), open-ended, or ambiguous conclusions
- Slice of life snapshots
- Nostalgic, existential, reflective vibes
- Morally grey characters
- Social commentary and struggles
- Jamaican (and Caribbean) culture
- Emotional lives of diverse people from children to young adults to elders
- Reflecting on family dynamics and relationship decisions
- Vignette style short stories
Content Heads-Up: Racism (colourism, discussion/debate, bias). Eating disorder (bulimia). Sexual assault (groping; very brief off page). Sexual content (consenting; brief on page). Homophobia (character comments, discomfort). Miscarriage (very brief off page). Loss of a child, grief. Adult/minor relationship. Cheating, infidelity (brief mentions). Double standards, hypocritical gender roles. Breast cancer (on page, mention). Body shaming (character opinions; fat, skinny, short, flat). Classism (prejudice, bias, rejection). Domestic abuse. Drug use.
Rep: Jamaican. Jamaican-American. Black and White Americans. Chinese-American. Second generation culture. Cisgender. Heterosexual. Gay. Lesbian. Bisexual. Dark, brown, light, coffee, albino, red, and pale skin tones.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, and Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Classism
friendlypoet's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Classism
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault