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hickorynut's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
3.5
A coming of age story centered around Jung-Jin, a Korean American girl who goes by Deborah to assimilate. It focuses on her complicated relationship with her mother who supports her in some moments and shames in her others, a mostly emotional absent father and brother, and her difficulties with friendships both with Asian peers and others. Her mental health and the immense amount of pressure she is under is a large focus of the book and it ends with her in Korea, preparing to undergo cosmetic double eyelid surgery to celebrate her adulthood. The book drops off abruptly there, leaving us to wonder what decisions she made and how her story continues.
While many aspects of this story were similar to my own, I found it difficult to fully connect with the characters, perhaps affected by to the monotone coloring. The artwork was interesting in how it seemed to highlight and focus white or non-Asian characters in an extra detailed and contrasted manner, compared to the more softened and simple lines that primarily make up the main character's face.
While many aspects of this story were similar to my own, I found it difficult to fully connect with the characters, perhaps affected by to the monotone coloring. The artwork was interesting in how it seemed to highlight and focus white or non-Asian characters in an extra detailed and contrasted manner, compared to the more softened and simple lines that primarily make up the main character's face.
remmers's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
The art is amazing and the personal narrative was raw. Maybe I would've resonated with it more if I had read it in high school, but some parts felt clunky, like it was more for vindication than for the plot/overall narrative.
mmarquis1158's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
A beautiful and raw story of growing up feeling like you don’t belong. The art was stunning and I felt so connected to the narrator. I think the fact that this was a memoir made it that much more meaningful. I feel like I knew this person. Finishing this novel felt like saying bye to a friend and I read it all in one sitting! That’s how personal it felt. Beautiful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying and Racism
m1kayla143's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!
In Limbo hit very close to home regarding identity and mental health struggles. It was a very heavy book. The ending was very beautiful and moving.
At times the order of events felt a bit disjointed and confusing.
Overall, In Limbo was a solid book.
In Limbo hit very close to home regarding identity and mental health struggles. It was a very heavy book. The ending was very beautiful and moving.
At times the order of events felt a bit disjointed and confusing.
Overall, In Limbo was a solid book.
taralorraine's review against another edition
5.0
“Having more worlds, circles … means you have pillars to support you if one of them falls” (242).